New | PRESS DIGEST - Top stories in Hong Kong and mainland China newspapers on June 22

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.

Henergy Thin Film Power Group made use of its retail stores in Shenzhen to convince customers to join its franchise operations instead of marketing its solar products. The company earlier said it planned to open 500 retail shops and try to attract 3,000 franchisees. (Ming Pao)

First Group plans to offer its 11,700 square-foot super deluxe house in Kowloon Tong at HK$90,000 per square foot, or HK$1 billion. It will set a new benchmark in Kowloon in terms of per square foot. (Ming Pao)

About 500 to 700 listed companies with market capitalisation above 20 billion yuan in the Shenzhen stock exchange will be included in the planned Hong Kong-Shenzhen Stock Connect scheme. (HKEJ)

Chow Chung- kong, chairman of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing which marked its 15th anniversary listing on Monday, said the company’s market capitalisation grew 40 times to as high as HK$360 billion since it was listed 15 years ago and become the biggest listed stock change in the world. (Oriental Daily)