On November 12, the “Listed Company Annual Awards 2024” award ceremony hosted by the Hong Kong Association of Stock Analysts was held in Hong Kong. With its outstanding market performance and corporate strength, ZJLD Du (6979.HK), along with 21 other outstanding companies including Xiaomi Group, Henderson Land, and Yangtze River Infrastructure, won the highest honor of the conference - Listed Company of the Year Award.

Deputy Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Michael Wong Wai-lun, Deputy Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury; Tan Yabo, Deputy Secretary for Economic Affairs of the Hong Kong Central People's Office; Lee Wai-king, member of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress and member of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Legislative Council; Bonnie Chan Yi-ting Yiting, CEO of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Group; and Lei Tim-leung, a representative of the 14th National People's Congress and former Chairman of the Hong Kong Securities Regulatory Commission, attended the award ceremony.

As one of the top ten trade associations in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Association of Stock Analysts has been committed to promoting the healthy development of the Hong Kong financial market through the selection and commendation of high-quality listed companies since its establishment in 2002. The awarding of the “Listed Company of the Year Award” is a recognition of the achievements of companies such as ZJLD Du over the past year.

ZJLD was listed on April 27, 2023. It is the first Hong Kong stock liquor share and the second Chinese sauce-flavored liquor share. It is also the largest IPO raised in the Hong Kong stock market and the global consumer industry in 2023. In the first half of 2024, ZJLD achieved operating income of 4.133 billion yuan, an increase of 17.5% year on year; adjusted net profit was 1.02 billion yuan, up 26.9% year on year, ranking ninth among listed Chinese liquor companies.

At the award ceremony, Michael Wong Wai-lun said that in the past year, the Hong Kong Government, regulators and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange introduced a number of measures to optimize the securities market, and will continue to promote capital market connectivity between the mainland and Hong Kong in the future to attract more companies to go public in Hong Kong.

Chairman of the Hong Kong Association of Stock Analysts Deng Shengxing is very optimistic about the outlook for Hong Kong stocks. He said that with strong support from national policies, the Hong Kong stock market has ushered in an unprecedented boom. He hopes the industry will continue to learn from each other, make progress together, and promote the development of the country and Hong Kong's financial industry.

△ Chairman Deng Shengxing (right) of the Hong Kong Association of Equities Analysts presents awards to ZJLD

Wu Guangshu, executive director of Zhenjiu Lidu Group and director of international affairs, took the stage to receive the award and delivered an acceptance speech. He believes that the “Listed Company of the Year Award” is an affirmation of the company's efforts over the past year, as well as an expectation for the company's future development potential. It will use this as an opportunity to continue to promote product innovation, market development and brand building, and make more contributions to the economic development of Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area.

On November 11, ZJLD was also awarded the Hong Kong Stock “Top 30 New Stocks” by the Hong Kong Stock Top 100 Research Center and won the “ESG Outstanding Enterprise Award”. It became one of the 10 Hong Kong stock listed companies that won the award, showing strong competitive strength and development potential.