Western Securities International Securities Co., Ltd. (“Western Securities International” and its subsidiaries, stock code: 812.HK) is a subsidiary of Western Securities International Investment Co., Ltd. (“Western Securities International Investment”). Established on November 29, 2013, Western Securities International Investment is a wholly-owned Hong Kong subsidiary established by Southwest Securities Co., Ltd. (“Southwest Securities”). Established in 1999, Southwest Securities is a securities company co-sponsored by other shareholders on the basis of the former securities department of Chongqing International Trust and Investment Co., Ltd., the former Chongqing Securities Company, the former Chongqing Securities Company, and the former Chongqing Securities Registration Co., Ltd. Southwest Securities stands at the cutting edge of the capital market. On the basis of improving and strengthening traditional businesses, it has continuously obtained new business qualifications, expanded the company's business boundaries and fields of exposure, and established a pattern of “full license” operation for securities companies, which can provide all types of customers with all kinds of brokerage services. On this basis, Southwest Securities has carefully built a mature integrated business platform, fully mobilizing the company's various businesses, resources and elements, providing customers with comprehensive financial services across the entire business chain, and establishing a sustainable, effective and high-quality characteristic development model and profit model. The company currently has more than 2,000 employees, has been approved to establish 109 securities sales departments in 28 provinces across the country, and has 17 investment banking business divisions. The company's business scope includes investment banking business, asset management business, securities brokerage business, self-operated securities business, etc. Western Securities International was listed on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in January 2002. Over the years, it has closely followed market trends, continuously expanded new markets and businesses, and established a huge network at various locations in Greater China and Southeast Asia. We wholeheartedly provide innovative and value-added retail and investment banking services to individual and corporate clients, covering a wide range of services, including retail services such as securities, futures, insurance, and asset management, as well as private equity, listing financing solutions, acting as sponsors and underwriters, stock placement, and mergers and acquisitions. Western Securities International is one of the leading financial institutions in the region, and has obtained ISO9001 and ISO10002 international quality control certifications, which means that the Group has established a quality control system with international standards in terms of product service and customer service after sales. Western Securities International will act as the overseas business platform for Southwest Securities, leveraging Southwest Securities's many advantages in terms of geography, brand and business, and gradually provide various types of cross-border business services to domestic and foreign customers, forming a synergy between mainland business platforms and overseas business platforms.