SOUNDBITES

YI Huiman, chairman of China Securities Regulatory Commission: The launch of the BSE is one of the best ways to build a complete system in the Chinese capital market to serve the innovation and development of SMEs.

Calvin Fu, chief economist at the International Financial Centre Federation: The multiple innovative Chinese SMEs are of huge importance in terms of providing job opportunities, facilitating trade in services and upgrading the digital economy. It is crucial to meet their financing needs through cheaper, sustained financial services so that these SMEs can expand, which is vital to China's economic growth in the long run.

Tong Chuan-jiang, A-Share offering leader at capital market services group of Deloitte China: The rise in new listings on ChiNext and the STAR Market in 2021 also reflects the strong, positive results of registration-based IPO reform. These are landmarks that will shape the A-share IPO market.