Zhu Yuande. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 83-87). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Chapter CHAPTER 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter CHAPTER 2 --- Review of Theories and Literature --- p.4 / Chapter 2.1 --- Theoretical Explanations for IPO Underpricing: --- p.4 / Chapter 2.2 --- Empirical Studies Review on China's IPOs --- p.9 / Chapter CHAPTER 3 --- Introduction of China's IPO Market --- p.13 / Chapter 3.1 --- Chinese Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) --- p.13 / Chapter 3.2 --- How to Price and Distribute IPOs --- p.15 / Chapter 3.3 --- Valuing IPOs and Setting Base Price --- p.24 / Chapter 3.4 --- Conclusion of This Chapter --- p.26 / Chapter CHAPTER 4 --- Empirical Results and Analysis of Chinese IPO Pricing --- p.27 / Chapter 4.1 --- The Data and Research Methodology --- p.27 / Chapter 4.2 --- The Regression Results and Discussion --- p.29 / Chapter 4.3 --- Conclusion of This Chapter --- p.34 / Chapter CHAPTER 5 --- Theoretical Explanations of Underpricing Based on Chinese IPO Behaviors --- p.35 / Chapter 5.1 --- The Optimal Underpricing in China's Stock Market --- p.35 / Chapter 5.2 --- Empirical Tests on Some Theories --- p.38 / Chapter 5.21 --- Signaling Model --- p.38 / Chapter 5.22 --- The Impact of Underwriters --- p.45 / Chapter 5.23 --- Winner's Curse Test --- p.46 / Chapter 5.24 --- Extensive Presale Theory --- p.48 / Chapter CHAPTER 6 --- Empirical Results and Analysis of Underpricing in China's Market --- p.54 / Chapter 6.1 --- Underpricing in A-Share Market --- p.54 / Chapter 6.11 --- Survey of Underpricing --- p.54 / Chapter 6.12 --- Empirical Results on A-Share IPO Underpricing --- p.56 / Chapter 6.13 --- Conclusion of This Part --- p.66 / Chapter 6.2 --- Underpricing in B-share Market --- p.66 / Chapter 6.21 --- Survey of Underpricing --- p.66 / Chapter 6.22 --- Empirical Results on the B-share Market --- p.70 / Chapter 6.23 --- Conclusion of This Part --- p.77 / Chapter CHAPTER 7 --- Further Development of Chinese Stock Market --- p.78 / Chapter 7.1 --- Defects in Chinese Stock Market --- p.78 / Chapter 7.2 --- Further Development for Reducing Underpricing --- p.79 / Chapter CHAPTER 8 --- Conclusion --- p.81 / REFERENCE --- p.83

by Chan Tsz Kit, Lee Wing Chun, Vincent. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 50-52). / ABSTRACT --- p.ii / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iii / LIST OF TABLES AND FIGUARES --- p.v / Chapter / Chapter I. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Background and Features of GEM --- p.2 / Features of Small Cap Companies --- p.4 / Market Statistics --- p.5 / Number of IPO in the Market --- p.5 / IPO Fund Raised in the Market --- p.6 / IPO Fund Raised by Type --- p.7 / Business Nature of Listed Firms --- p.8 / Performance of GEM Market in Terms of GEI --- p.9 / GEM Corporate Governance --- p.10 / Two GEM Listing Rules Non-compliance Cases to Date --- p.10 / Other Controversy Issues of GEM --- p.11 / Selective wavier by tom.com --- p.11 / General relaxation of listing rules --- p.12 / Property acquisition by Timeless Software --- p.13 / Errors made by GEM companies --- p.13 / Excessive valuation --- p.14 / Quality of listed company --- p.15 / Undisclosed holdings of Panda-Recruit --- p.15 / Chapter II. --- LITERATURE REVIEW --- p.16 / Chapter III. --- DATA AND METHODOLOGY --- p.26 / Data Description --- p.27 / Chapter IV. --- EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE --- p.31 / Intraday and Weekly Stock Returns --- p.31 / Intraday Trading Volume --- p.36 / Discussing Conclusion for Quantitative Studies --- p.40 / Chapter V. --- QUALITATIVE STUDY OF GEM MARKET --- p.41 / Factors Contributed to the Prevailing Weak Sentiment on GEM --- p.41 / Blue-chip Backing --- p.41 / Mega-dollar Tech Deals Sent Tech Stocks to Higher Levels --- p.42 / Understanding on Issuer's Business is Key --- p.43 / Major Issues GEM Faces --- p.44 / Lack of Condemnation on the Listed Firms' Non-compliance --- p.44 / Attractiveness for Large Cap Issuers --- p.45 / Retail Investors Participation --- p.46 / PRC Second Board --- p.47 / Activities of Institutional Investors --- p.47 / GEI - A Good Proxy of GEM's Performance? --- p.48 / Discussing Conclusion for Qualitative Studies --- p.49 / BIBIOGRAPHY --- p.50

Wong Yu-kwan. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 74-77). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 2 --- Literature Review --- p.8 / Chapter 3 --- Data and Methodology --- p.25 / Chapter 3.1 --- Data description --- p.25 / Chapter 3.2 --- Data sources --- p.27 / Chapter 3.3 --- Methodology --- p.28 / Chapter 4 --- Results --- p.40 / Chapter 4.1 --- Results of correlations --- p.40 / Chapter 4.2 --- Results of holding rates of returns- MAAMRORsubIPos --- p.44 / Chapter 4.3 --- The post-listing price performance of the IPO firms --- p.51 / Chapter 4.4 --- Regression results --- p.59 / Chapter 5 --- Discussion --- p.65 / Chapter 6 --- Conclusion --- p.70 / References --- p.74 / Tables --- p.78 / Appendix --- p.99

by Lu Shanshan, Yu Xiang. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 45-48). / ABSTRACT --- p.ii / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iii / LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS --- p.v / LIST OF TABLES --- p.vi / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.vii / Chapter CHAPTER 1: --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter CHAPTER 2: --- GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF IPO PROCESS --- p.3 / REASONS FOR LISTING --- p.3 / SELECTION OF CAPITAL MARKET --- p.7 / GEM OR MAINBOARD --- p.14 / H SHARE OR RED CHIP OR ELSE --- p.18 / BASIC LISTING PROCEDURE --- p.20 / CONSIDERATIONS OF RESTRUCTURING --- p.24 / ROLE OF FINANCIAL ADVISORS --- p.26 / Chapter CHAPTER 3: --- DATA AND METHODOLOGY --- p.27 / RESEARCH PERIOD AND SOURCE --- p.27 / MEASURES AND FORMULAS --- p.27 / Chapter CHAPTER 4: --- UNDERPRICING ANALYSIS --- p.28 / LITERATURE REVIEW --- p.28 / MEASURES OF UNDERPRICING --- p.30 / RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS --- p.31 / CONCLUSION --- p.36 / Chapter CHAPTER 5: --- POST-IPO PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS --- p.37 / LITERATURE REVIEW --- p.37 / MEASURES OF POST-IPO PERFORMANCE --- p.39 / RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS --- p.40 / CONSTRAINTS OF RESEARCH --- p.43 / APPENDIX --- p.44 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.45

Yuan Shuo. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 49-53). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Chapter CHAPTER 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter CHAPTER 2 --- Literature Review --- p.4 / Chapter 2.1 --- Worldwide IPO Underpricing --- p.4 / Chapter 2.2 --- IPO Underpricing in China --- p.10 / Chapter CHAPTER 3 --- New Explanations for IPO Underpricing --- p.12 / Chapter CHAPTER 4 --- "Data, Methodology and Empirical Results" --- p.15 / Chapter 4.1 --- Data --- p.15 / Chapter 4.2 --- Methodology --- p.19 / Chapter 4.3 --- Models and Empirical Results --- p.27 / Chapter 4.31 --- Underpricing Level Is Measured by the Percentage Difference Between the First Day's Closing Price and the Offer Price --- p.27 / Chapter 4.32 --- Underpricing Level Is Measured by the Percentage Difference Between the Average Price of the First Fifteen Trading Days' Closing Prices and the Offer Price --- p.34 / Chapter 4.33 --- Underpricing Level Is Measured by the Percentage Difference Between the Average Price of the First Seven Trading Days' Closing Prices and the Offer Price --- p.38 / Chapter 4.34 --- Underpricing Level Is Measured by the Percentage Difference Between the Average Price of the First Three Months' Closing Prices and the Offer Price. --- p.42 / Chapter CHAPTER 5 --- Conclusion --- p.47 / REFERENCE --- p.49 / APPENDIX 1 Detailed Regression Results --- p.54 / APPENDIX 2 The Issue Price and Stock Price Movement after IPO for Each Sample Firm --- p.70

by Wong Siu-Ming. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 77). / ABSTRACT --- p.ii / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iii / LIST OF ILLUSTRATION --- p.v / LIST OF TABLES --- p.vi / PREFACE --- p.vii / Chapter / Chapter I. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Objectives --- p.1 / Methodology --- p.1 / Selection of stock exchange for case study --- p.2 / Selection of target company and share type for case study --- p.3 / Definitions of abbreviation --- p.4 / Contribution --- p.5 / Chapter II. --- Shenzhen Stock Exchange --- p.6 / History of the stock markets in China --- p.6 / Particulars of Shenzhen Stock Exchange --- p.7 / Profiles of the listing companies on the SZSE --- p.10 / Capital raised and Market capitalization --- p.10 / Distribution of share types on the SZSE --- p.13 / Distribution of listing companies in different sectors --- p.14 / Types of listing companies in China's stock market --- p.15 / Selection criteria of stock exchange for new issue --- p.15 / Chapter III. --- IPO of 'A share' stocks on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange --- p.17 / Basic qualifications for listing on the SZSE --- p.17 / Listing procedures --- p.19 / Method of listing --- p.21 / Professional advisors --- p.22 / Pre´ؤlisting restructuring of state-owned enterprises --- p.24 / Documents required for listing application --- p.25 / Prospectus for listing --- p.26 / Profit estimate in the IPO prospectus --- p.27 / Requirement for further issue of shares after listing --- p.27 / Problems faced by the regulatory bodies --- p.28 / Chapter IV. --- Particulars of Jiangxi Ganneng Company Limited --- p.29 / "History, development and reorganization" --- p.29 / Principal activities --- p.31 / Organization structure of the Company --- p.32 / Pre-listing restructuring of the Company --- p.32 / Ownership structure --- p.34 / Management hierarchy --- p.35 / Financial performance --- p.38 / Listing of the Company --- p.39 / Chapter V. --- IPO pricing of Jiangxi Ganneng Company Limited --- p.41 / IPO Pricing --- p.41 / Computation of the Company's IPO price --- p.42 / Chapter VI. --- IPO Pricing in China --- p.44 / Valuation of companies in China --- p.44 / IPO pricing in China --- p.44 / Restriction on the price-earnings ratio of new issue --- p.45 / Adjustment of the price-earnings ratio of new issue --- p.46 / Evaluation of the current IPO pricing method in China --- p.48 / Chapter VII. --- The post-listing return performance of unseasoned issues of 'A share' stocks in Shenzhen --- p.51 / Methodology --- p.51 / Data Analysis --- p.52 / Measure of central tendency of the sample's 8 rate of return --- p.53 / Distribution of the 8 rate of return --- p.56 / Industry effect on the post-IPO return performance --- p.57 / Size effect on the post´ؤIPO return performance --- p.60 / Chapter VIII. --- Future Prospects of IPO market in China --- p.62 / The state planning of the privatization of state-owned enterprises in China --- p.62 / Impact on IPO of state-owned enterprises after the restructuring of State Council --- p.66 / Chapter IX. --- Conclusions --- p.67 / APPENDIX --- p.72 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.77