[Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission: Increase in Cases of Listed Companies Receiving "Disclaimer of Opinion" for Financial Statements Due to Going Concern Raises Regulatory Concern] The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), the Financial Services Bureau (FSB), and the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (SEHK) issued a joint statement today to address regulatory concerns arising from the increasing number of listed issuers receiving "disclaimer of opinion" for their financial statements solely due to going concern issues. The SFC, FSB, and SEHK will continue to closely monitor the situation and will take appropriate regulatory, disciplinary, or enforcement actions if any misconduct or irregularities are found. If the situation does not significantly improve, the SEHK will consider revising the Listing Rules as needed, including requiring listed issuers whose financial statements contain a disclaimer of opinion solely due to going concern issues to suspend trading.