At the listing ceremony held today for the inaugural batch of newly registered companies in the Science and Technology Innovation Growth Tier of the STAR Market, Qiu Yong, Chairman of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE), emphasized that the SSE is committed to firmly executing the decisions and plans set forth by the Party Central Committee to facilitate high-quality development. The SSE will steadfastly maintain its 'hard tech' orientation, capitalize on the STAR Market's function as a 'proving ground', exercise stringent entry controls, pinpoint top-tier science and technology innovation enterprises, and enable companies operating in pioneering tech sectors—such as artificial intelligence, commercial spaceflight, and the low-altitude economy—to go public through the fifth set of criteria. Additionally, the SSE will offer robust support to 'hard tech' enterprises that possess the potential to compete on a global scale.