VOICECOMM (02495) surged over 10%, rising 10.15% to HK$83.05 with trading volume of HK$5.916 million as of press time. On the news front, VOICECOMM announced on August 20 that its board of directors has approved the company's investment in a partnership managed by Hubei Guoyi Investment Management Co., Ltd. (Guoyi Investment Management) to advance strategic investment layout and priority development directions in future industries, accelerating the enhancement of the company's overall competitiveness. As of the announcement date, the company has not yet entered into any legally binding agreement.

The partnership will be established with Hubei Guoyi Digital Intelligence Technology Innovation Service Co., Ltd. (Guoyi Digital Intelligence) as the general partner, and the company, Hubei Yangtze River Industrial Investment Fund Co., Ltd. (Yangtze River Industrial Investment Fund), and Hubei Humanoid Robot Industry Investment Fund Partnership (Limited Partnership) (Humanoid Robot Industry Investment Fund) as limited partners. The partnership is expected to have a scale of RMB 500 million, with Guoyi Investment Management serving as the fund manager.

The company expects to contribute RMB 200 million, accounting for 40% of the total committed capital of the partnership. The purpose and objective of establishing the partnership is to engage in legally permitted equity investment activities in mainland China, particularly focusing on investment layout in future industry sectors, bringing investment returns to the partnership through professional investment management.

The partnership's investment areas will primarily concentrate on high-quality enterprises in future industry sectors including artificial intelligence, robotics, semiconductors, Beidou navigation, low-altitude economy, and other emerging fields. Unless during the exit period of its investment portfolio, the partnership shall not invest in listed securities.