Five Chinese Tech Companies Go to Hong Kong Market

五家中國科技公司進軍香港市場


Introduction

Five Chinese technology companies want to sell shares in Hong Kong. They want to get HK$44.1 billion in total.

五家中國科技公司希望在香港出售股票,總計擬籌集 441 億港元。

Main Body

Many companies now list in Hong Kong because the government in Beijing says it is a good idea. In the first half of this year, new listings grew by 57 percent. This is the highest number in five years.

許多公司現在選擇在香港上市,是因為北京政府表示這樣做是好事。今年上半年,新上市公司的數量增長了 57%,是五年來的最高數字。

Luxshare is the biggest company. It makes parts for Apple. It wants HK$24.27 billion. Luxshare now makes more parts for cars and fewer parts for phones.

立訊精密是規模最大的公司,負責為 Apple 製造零件。該公司希望籌集 242.7 億港元。立訊現在增加汽車零件的生產,而減少手機零件的比例。

Four other companies also want money. They make computer chips, robots, and electronic materials. These companies help make many different high-tech products.

另外四家公司也希望籌集資金,其業務涵蓋電腦晶片、機器人及電子材料。這些公司協助製造許多不同的高科技產品。

Conclusion

Chinese tech companies use the Hong Kong market to grow and find new business.

中國科技公司利用香港市場來成長並尋找新業務。

Vocabulary Learning

📈 The 'Action' Pattern

In this text, we see a simple way to describe what companies want and do. This is the core of A2 communication: Subject + Action + Object.

1. Simple Wants

  • They \rightarrow want \rightarrow money.
  • Companies \rightarrow want \rightarrow to sell shares.

2. Simple Actions

  • Luxshare \rightarrow makes \rightarrow parts.
  • They \rightarrow help \rightarrow make products.

💡 Key Word Swap Instead of saying "The companies are intending to acquire funds," we say: They want money.

Keep it short. Keep it clear.

Vocabulary Learning

shares (n.)
Small parts of a company that people can buy
Example:He bought ten shares in the technology company.
total (n.)
The whole amount of something
Example:The total cost of the phone is 500 dollars.
list (v.)
To make a company's shares available to buy on a stock market
Example:The company wants to list in Hong Kong this year.
listings (n.)
Companies that have joined the stock market
Example:There were many new listings on the market in June.
materials (n.)
Things used to make a product
Example:Wood and metal are common building materials.
products (n.)
Things that a company makes to sell
Example:Apple makes many electronic products like iPhones.
Practice A2 words in a crossword