These are the leading stories in Hong Kong and mainland Chinese newspapers and websites on Monday. The South China Morning Post has not verified these stories. Liquidity is set to tighten in the onshore equity market this week as A-share initial public offerings this week is expected to amount to 37.49 billion yuan, including one of this year’s biggest IPO by local broker Guotai Junan Securities. (Securities Daily) China will subsidize private-owned non-profitable medical institutions and treat them the same as public-owned medical institutions in terms of subsidy for talent development and academic research, according to a new document issued on Monday. (China Securities Journal) As of May, a total of 22 provinces in China have announced a combined 3 trillion yuan worth of the so-called public-private partnership programmes, which will be financed by both the government and private investors. (Shanghai Securities News) The FTSE Group, which included China’s A shares in two indexes for emerging markets last month, will join a global roadshow with the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) as late as the third quarter to meet with international investors. (Apple Daily) CITIC Securities announced a share placement plan to raise HK$26.78 million at a price of HK$24.6 per share, representing around 18.7 per cent discount to its closing price on Monday. Around 70 per cent of the capital will be used in developing businesses including margin financing and securities lending, equity derivatives, fixed income products, foreign exchange and commodity products among others. (RTHK)