HK/China Equity Long-Short

Osbert Tang, CFA

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/fosun-tourism-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27439:1" rel="noopener">Fosun Tourism (1992 HK)</a> expects a sharp 87.5-92.5% reduction in its losses in 1H22, driven primarily by significant revival in its Club Med business, though China is weak.</li>
<li>Outlook for 2H22 looks very encouraging as booking figures indicate good YoY volume growth and double-digit rate improvement in EMEA and Americas. </li>
<li>China also witnessed solid rebound in Jul and Aug after removal of lockdowns in 2Q22. New Club Med Joyview resorts including Changbaishan and Qiandaohu are added contributors. </li>
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Fosun Tourism (1992 HK) expects a sharp 87.5-92.5% reduction in its losses in 1H22, driven primarily by significant revival in its Club Med business, though China is weak.
Outlook for 2H22 looks very encouraging as booking figures indicate good YoY volume growth and double-digit rate improvement in EMEA and Americas. 
China also witnessed solid rebound in Jul and Aug after removal of lockdowns in 2Q22. New Club Med Joyview resorts including Changbaishan and Qiandaohu are added contributors. 


Fosun Tourism (1992 HK): Positive Profit Alert and Improving Outlook Guidances

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<li>Stock investors have warmed to China’s tourism industry when the government made a surprise announcement to cut the amount of time arriving overseas travellers have to spend in quarantine.</li>
<li>The surge in share prices reflects some newfound optimism in an industry that has been battered by the pandemic</li>
<li>In a press release that same day, the State Council forbade local governments from stopping people from crossing regional borders into their jurisdiction or forcing them to quarantine for no good reason</li>
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Stock investors have warmed to China’s tourism industry when the government made a surprise announcement to cut the amount of time arriving overseas travellers have to spend in quarantine.
The surge in share prices reflects some newfound optimism in an industry that has been battered by the pandemic
In a press release that same day, the State Council forbade local governments from stopping people from crossing regional borders into their jurisdiction or forcing them to quarantine for no good reason


Chinese Travel Industry Stocks Take Off After Quarantine Rule Change

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<li>Sequential passenger traffic improvement makes us believe that the worst was over for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/air-china-ltd-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8239:1" rel="noopener">Air China (753 HK)</a>. We expect it continues the YTD outperformance vs. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/air-china-ltd-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8239:1" rel="noopener">Air China Ltd (753 HK)</a>. </li>
<li>With the pandemic under control and government's focus on the economy, the release of pent-up demand will be a major driver. We have also seen relaxation in pandemic control measures.</li>
<li>Increase in flight destinations and loosening of travel restrictions and quarantine requirements in Hong Kong should benefit <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cathay-pacific-airways-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:243:1" rel="noopener">Cathay Pacific Airways (293 HK)</a> which now anticipates lower losses YoY in 1H22.</li>
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Sequential passenger traffic improvement makes us believe that the worst was over for Air China (753 HK). We expect it continues the YTD outperformance vs. Air China Ltd (753 HK). 
With the pandemic under control and government's focus on the economy, the release of pent-up demand will be a major driver. We have also seen relaxation in pandemic control measures.
Increase in flight destinations and loosening of travel restrictions and quarantine requirements in Hong Kong should benefit Cathay Pacific Airways (293 HK) which now anticipates lower losses YoY in 1H22.


Air China (753 HK): Positioned to Ride on the Coming Upturn

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<li>National flag carrier Air China Ltd. (601111.SH) is planning to take control of Shandong Airlines as part of a bailout of the debt-ridden regional airline, it said this week.</li>
<li>The state-owned giant is stepping in as its smaller peer suffers along with the rest of the country’s civil aviation industry, with companies racking up huge losses due to the Covid-19 pandemic.</li>
<li>Air China is already the second-largest shareholder of Shandong Airlines Group Co. Ltd. with a 49.4% stake</li>
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National flag carrier Air China Ltd. (601111.SH) is planning to take control of Shandong Airlines as part of a bailout of the debt-ridden regional airline, it said this week.
The state-owned giant is stepping in as its smaller peer suffers along with the rest of the country’s civil aviation industry, with companies racking up huge losses due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Air China is already the second-largest shareholder of Shandong Airlines Group Co. Ltd. with a 49.4% stake


Air China to Take Over Embattled Regional Airline

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