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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement , make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement . Akesobio Akeso , Inc. 康方生 物 科技 ( 開 曼 ) 有限公司 ( Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability ) ( Stock Code : 9926 ) INTERIM RESULTS ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30 , 2021 The Board of Akeso , Inc. hereby announces the unaudited condensed consolidated results of the Group for the six months ended June 30 , 2021. These interim results have been reviewed by the Company's Audit Committee and the Company's auditor , Ernst & Young . In this announcement , “ we ” , “ us ” and “ our ” refer to the Company or where the context otherwise requires , the Group . FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Revenue Other income and gains , net Research and development expenses Loss for the period Total comprehensive loss for the period Adjusted total comprehensive loss for the period * Six months ended June 30 , 2021 RMB'000 2020 RMB'000 Unaudited Unaudited 128,600 65,097 41,012 ( 563,518 ) ( 240,708 ) ( 446,163 ) ( 718,339 ) ( 471,470 ) ( 728,709 ) ( 321,327 ) ( 216,745 ) * Adjusted total comprehensive loss is not defined under the International Financial Reporting Standard ( the " IFRS ” ) , it represents the total comprehensive loss excluding the effect brought by equity - settled share award expenses , listing expenses and fair value changes on convertible redeemable preferred shares . − 1 −