On the evening of August 18, Baidu CFO He Haijian revealed on Baidu's earnings call that Baidu plans to hold a special shareholders' meeting on August 26 to seek shareholders' approval on a number of related matters, and it is expected that the main board conversion will take effect within this year. At the conference call, Baidu said it is preparing to be included in the Southbound Hong Kong Stock Connect after the conversion, and hopes to be included as soon as possible after the conversion is completed. In July, Baidu's board of directors approved the conversion of Hong Kong's listing status from secondary listing to dual major listing, and submitted an application to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The Hong Kong Stock Exchange has responded for confirmation.

On the evening of August 18, Baidu CFO He Haijian revealed on Baidu's earnings call that Baidu plans to hold a special shareholders' meeting on August 26 to seek shareholders' approval on a number of related matters, and it is expected that the main board conversion will take effect within this year. At the conference call, Baidu said it is preparing to be included in the Southbound Hong Kong Stock Connect after the conversion, and hopes to be included as soon as possible after the conversion is completed. In July, Baidu's board of directors approved the conversion of Hong Kong's listing status from secondary listing to dual major listing, and submitted an application to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The Hong Kong Stock Exchange has responded for confirmation.