“Death and taxes and childbirth!” fumed Scarlett O’Hara, “There’s never any convenient time for any of them!” Hong Kongers, who pay low taxes, would at least disagree on the other two: the initial public offering of a Chinese burial group this week has attracted the strongest retail demand since a baby product maker three years ago. Flimsy comparisons with 19th-century Atlanta belles aside, the Hong Kong surge suggests Asia’s premier new listing venue might be returning to life.
《飘》中的女主人公郝思嘉(Scarlett O’Hara)曾经大发脾气道:“死亡、交税和生孩子!任何时候干这三件事中的任何一件都不合适!”而享受着低税率的香港人至少还会对其余两项持不同看法:本周首次公开募股(IPO)的一家manbetx3.0 殡葬集团,吸引到了自三年前某婴儿用品生产商上市以来最强劲的散户买盘。姑且将与19世纪亚特兰大名媛的牵强比较放在一边,香港汹涌的申购人潮表明,这一亚洲最主要的新股上市市场或许重新焕发出了生机。