On February 26, 2020, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx) released its annual report, with annual operating revenue of HK $16.3 billion and after tax profit of HK $9.4 billion, the best level in history. In particular, in terms of IPO Financing, the total amount of funds raised by the HKEx in the whole year in 2019 will increase by 9% compared with that in 2018.