London Mayor Boris visited Hong Kong last week

In the afternoon of October 22, according to the South China Morning Post, a person familiar with the matter said that London Mayor Boris Johnson (Boris Johnson) visited Hong Kong last week, while Kitt Matthaus, the deputy mayor of London, met with Alibaba executives The two sides discussed a range of investment and market-related issues, including Alibaba's possible listing in London.

The source said Alibaba's top executives had shown "great interest" in listing on the London Stock Exchange, and he welcomed the company's two-time listing in London.

Alibaba declined to comment on the news. According to the company's policy, the company cannot disclose the content of its talks with government leaders, a spokesman said.

and a source close to Alibaba confirmed that the company has been in contact with the LSE, but there is no further information on the talks between the two sides.

Although Alibaba's management insists it has not yet decided on the final listing, the company announced last week that the NYSE and its relatively small Nasdaq have accepted its partner structure.

Investment bankers believe that Ali's IPO plan is still uncertain and anything can happen. Bankers who have been watching Alibaba's listing for months have said that nothing is legally binding until the company submits a listing. New York, London and even Singapore would casually welcome the company to the IPO, but they still need to scrutinize the company's listing applications and related documents, and the process is not simple.