The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission and Securities Commission Malaysia have launched simplified procedures for companies seeking a simultaneous primary listing on either the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong or Bursa Malaysia’s MAIN Market and a secondary listing on the other market. The arrangement implements the dual IPO framework established under the regulators’ July 2026 memorandum of understanding and is intended to reduce duplicate submissions and compliance costs at the application stage. Applicants can submit one coordinated application package through the authority responsible for the primary listing and use a single listing document covering both markets’ requirements. The package must still contain the application materials required by each jurisdiction, arranged in separately identified sections. Dedicated review teams will coordinate timelines and issue one set of regulatory queries through the primary listing authority, while applicants remain subject to the applicable listing, prospectus, adviser and reporting accountant requirements in both markets.

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