Pamela Chung, managing director and head of IPO & Share Registry Services at Vistra, has publicly called for progress on an 'IPO connect' scheme. This proposed financial mechanism would allow investors based in mainland China to participate directly in initial public offerings (IPOs) listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Chung suggests that the current environment is opportune for such a move, noting that existing secondary market connect programs have functioned stably. According to Chung, the primary benefits of integrating these markets would be twofold: it would facilitate more accurate price discovery for new listings and provide a larger pool of investor capital to support Hong Kong’s robust pipeline of upcoming IPOs. By bridging the two markets, proponents believe the city could better match its supply of new public offerings with the significant demand from mainland capital, potentially strengthening Hong Kong's position as a global financial hub.