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7/08 1 – 1 C H A P T E R 1 Chapter 1 GENERAL INTERPRETATION For the avoidance of doubt, the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited apply only to matters related to those securities and issuers with securities listed on the stock market operated by the Exchange other than the Growth Enterprise Market (“GEM”). This stock market is defi ned as the “Main Board” in the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Growth Enterprise Market of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “GEM Listing Rules”). All matters related to GEM and securities and issuers with securities listed on GEM are governed by the GEM Listing Rules. 1.01 Throughout this book, the following terms, save where the context otherwise requires, have the following meanings: “accounts” has the same meaning as “fi nancial statements” and vice- versa “approved share registrar” a share registrar who is a member of an association of persons approved under section 12 of the Securities and Futures (Stock Market Listing) Rules “Articles” the Articles of Association of the Exchange “asset-backed securities” debt securities backed by fi nancial assets which, at the time of the relevant issues, are evidenced by agreements and intended to produce funds to be applied towards interest payments due on the securities and repayment of principal on maturity, except those debt securities which are directly secured, in whole or in part, on real property or other tangible assets “associate” (a) in relation to an individual means:— (i) his spouse; (ii) any child or step-child, natural or adopted, under the age of 18 years of such individual or of his spouse (together with (a)(i) above, the “family interests”); (iii) the trustees, acting in their capacity as such trustees, of any trust of which he or any of his family interests is a benefi ciary or, in the case of a discretionary trust, is (to his knowledge) a 3 4 7/081 – 2 discretionary object and