LEGEND Holdings has secured approval from China's securities watchdog, clearing its way for a listing in Hong Kong which will raise about US$200 million.
A spokesman for the Hong Kong computer distributor and related components maker said the local flotation has been ratified by China's Securities Regulatory Commission and the company had also been through a hearing before the listing committee of the local exchange.
Approval from the mainland is needed because of Legend's close links with a state-owned enterprise.
The company is owned by three parties, with Beijing Legend Holdings - an offshoot of China's Academy of Science - as the major shareholder owning 54 per cent.
Beijing Legend was established in 1984 by academy staff at a time when China advocated commercialisation of scientific research.
Daw Computer System in Hong Kong holds a 34 stake in Legend. The remaining shares are held by China Technology Trade Hong Kong whose shareholders include the Bank of China group and China Resources Holdings.