When Malaysian civil engineering contractor BBSB International listed in Hong Kong last month, its offering was oversubscribed by a factor of nearly 11,000, and its shares rose more than fivefold from their offer price of HK$0.60 on the morning of their trading debut.
BBSB is one of several non-Chinese companies that have flocked to Hong Kong to list recently, and banks expect more to follow this year as the city’s initial public offering (IPO) market booms.
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