In 2011, companies raised over 258.9 billion Hong Kong dollars from initial public offerings on Hong Kong Stock Exchange, and 101 companies went public on the stock exchange, according to statistics recently released by HKEx.

The stock exchange witnessed nearly 488.2 billion Hong Kong dollars raised in 2011, including funds raised through IPOs and the issue of new shares. The figure surpassed that of New York Stock Exchange, helping HKEx maintaining its status as the world's largest stock exchange by money raised, according to Dealogic, a leading analytics firm.

According to statistics from HKEx, companies based on the Chinese mainland raised over 94.7 billion Hong Kong dollars through IPOs on HKEx in 2011, accounting for nearly 37 percent of the total IPO funds raised on HKEx.

Meanwhile, foreign companies and Hong Kong-based companies raised nearly 108.7 billion Hong Kong dollars and over 55.5 billion Hong Kong dollars through IPOs on HKEx, accounting for 42 percent and nearly 22 percent, respectively, of the total.