Company: NTCL
Filing Date: 2025-02-18
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0001410578-25-000153
Chunk: 48

Company: NetClass Technology Inc
Filing Date: 2025-02-18
Form: 20-F
Item: Item 5
Chunk 48
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 will be able to maintain our existing licenses or obtain new ones. If the PRC government considers that we were operating without the proper approvals, licenses or permits or promulgates new laws and regulations that require additional approvals or licenses or imposes additional restrictions on the operation of any part of our business, it has the power, among other things, to levy fines, confiscate our income, revoke our business licenses, and require us to discontinue our relevant business or impose restrictions on the affected portion of our business. Any of these actions by the PRC government may have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

Risks Related to Doing Business in Hong Kong

A downturn in the Hong Kong economy or a change in the economic conditions in Mainland China or globally could materially and adversely affect our business and financial condition.

A substantial portion of our business operations are currently conducted in Hong Kong through our Hong Kong Subsidiaries. Therefore, our business may be influenced to a significant degree by political, economic, and social conditions in Hong Kong and China generally. The PRC economy differs from the economies of most developed countries in many respects, including the amount of government involvement, level of development, growth rate, control of foreign exchange, and allocation of resources. Whilst the PRC economy has experienced significant growth over the past decades, there has been a slowdown in recent years and the growth has been uneven, both geographically and among various sectors of the economy. Although the PRC government has implemented various measures to encourage economic growth and guide the allocation of resources, the PRC economy may not continue to grow at historical growth rates. In addition, the Hong Kong economy is also exposed to material changes in global economic and political environments as well as the performance of certain major developed economies in the world. For example, the international trade environment and various governments’ trade and economic policies, particularly the recent trade conflicts between the PRC and the United States, may cause uncertainties to the economies of Mainland China and Hong Kong as well as the financial, foreign exchange and capital markets. In addition, the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union (‘‘Brexit’’) took place on 31 January 2020, whereby the United Kingdom legally revoked its membership in the 28-nation European Union. The United Kingdom then entered into the transition period which was agreed between the British government and the European Union which ended on 31 December 2020. There is also substantial uncertainty relating to the impact of Brexit on the economic conditions of other parts of the