−Removed: As a smaller reporting company, we are not required
−Removed: to make disclosures under this Item.
−Removed: However, in addition to any risk factors disclosed in our Prospectus, we believe the risks described
−Removed: below outline additional items of most concern to us:
−Removed: We may not be able to
−Removed: complete an initial business combination with a U.S.
−Removed: target company if such initial business combination is subject to U.S.
−Removed: foreign investment
−Removed: regulations and review by a U.S.
−Removed: government entity such as the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), or ultimately
−Removed: All of our officers and directors
−Removed: as well as members of our sponsor are U.S.
−Removed: Sau Fong Yeung, who is a member holding 41.3% equity interest in and the manager
−Removed: of our Sponsor, is a Hong Kong citizen and U.S.
−Removed: permanent resident based in Hong Kong.
−Removed: Controlling or non-controlling investments in U.S.
−Removed: businesses that produce, design, test, manufacture, fabricate or develop one or more critical technologies in one of 27 identified industries
−Removed: – including aviation, defense, semiconductors, telecommunications and biotechnology – are subject to a mandatory filing with
−Removed: In addition, CFIUS is an interagency committee authorized to review certain transactions involving foreign investment in the United
−Removed: States by foreign persons in order to determine the effect of such transactions on the national security of the United States.
−Removed: we may be considered a “foreign person” under such rules and regulations due to Ms.
−Removed: Sau Fong Yeung’s Hong Kong citizenship,
−Removed: any proposed business combination between us and a U.S.
−Removed: business engaged in a regulated industry or which may affect national security,
−Removed: we could be subject to such foreign ownership restrictions and/or CFIUS review.
−Removed: The scope of CFIUS was expanded by FIRRMA to include certain
−Removed: non-passive, non-controlling investments in sensitive U.S.
−Removed: businesses and certain acquisitions of real estate even with no underlying
−Removed: FIRRMA, and subsequent implementing regulations that are now in force, also subject certain categories of investments to
−Removed: mandatory filings.
−Removed: If our potential initial business combination with a U.S.
−Removed: business falls within the scope of foreign ownership restrictions,
−Removed: we may be unable to consummate a business combination with such business.
−Removed: In addition, if our potential business combination falls within
−Removed: CFIUS’s jurisdiction, we may be required to make a mandatory filing or determine to submit a voluntary notice to CFIUS, or to proceed
−Removed: with the initial business combination without notifying CFIUS and risk CFIUS intervention, before or after closing the initial business
−Removed: CFIUS may decide to block or delay our initial business combination, impose conditions to mitigate national security concerns
−Removed: with respect to such initial business combination or order us to divest all or a portion of a U.S.
−Removed: business of the combined company if
−Removed: we had proceeded without first obtaining CFIUS clearance.
−Removed: The foreign ownership limitations, and the potential impact of CFIUS, may limit
−Removed: the attractiveness of a transaction with us or prevent us from pursuing certain initial business combination opportunities that we believe
−Removed: would otherwise be beneficial to us and our stockholders.
−Removed: As a result, the pool of potential targets with which we could complete an initial
−Removed: business combination may be limited and we may be adversely affected in terms of competing with other special purpose acquisition companies
−Removed: which do not have similar foreign ownership issues.
−Removed: Moreover, the process of government
−Removed: review, whether by CFIUS or otherwise, could be lengthy.
−Removed: Because we have only a limited time to complete our initial business combination
−Removed: our failure to obtain any required approvals within the requisite time period may require us to liquidate.
−Removed: If we liquidate, our public
−Removed: stockholders may only receive $10.00 per share initially, and our warrants and rights will expire worthless.
−Removed: This will also cause you
−Removed: to lose any potential investment opportunity in a target company and the chance of realizing future gains on your investment through any
−Removed: price appreciation in the combined company.
−Removed: The manager of our sponsor
−Removed: is a resident of Hong Kong.
−Removed: Further, there is uncertainty if any officers and directors of the post-combination entity will be located
−Removed: outside the Unites States.
−Removed: Therefore, it may be difficult, or in some cases not possible, for investors in the United States to enforce
−Removed: their legal rights, to effect service of process upon the said person or those officers and directors after the business combination located
−Removed: outside the United States, to enforce judgments of United States courts predicated upon civil liabilities and criminal penalties on them
−Removed: under United States securities laws.
−Removed: Sau Fong Yeung, who is
−Removed: a member holding 41.3% equity interest in and the manager of our Sponsor, is a Hong Kong citizen and U.S.
−Removed: permanent resident based in
−Removed: Further, there is uncertainty if any officers and directors of the post-combination entity will be located outside the Unites
−Removed: As a result, it may be difficult, or in some cases not possible, for investors in the United States to enforce their legal rights,
−Removed: to effect service of process upon the said person or those officers and directors after the business combination located outside the United
−Removed: States, to enforce judgments of United States courts predicated upon civil liabilities and criminal penalties on them under United States
−Removed: securities laws.
−Removed: In particular, the PRC does not have treaties providing for the reciprocal recognition and enforcement of judgments of
−Removed: courts with the United States and many other countries and regions, and you may have to incur substantial costs and contribute significant
−Removed: time to enforce civil liabilities and criminal penalties in reliance on legal remedies under PRC laws.
−Removed: Therefore, recognition and enforcement
−Removed: in the PRC of judgement of United States courts in relation to any matter not subject to a binding arbitration provision may be difficult
−Removed: or impossible.
−Removed: UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
−Removed: Not applicable.
+Added: As a smaller reporting company,
+Added: we are not required to make disclosures under this Item.
+Added: Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in
+Added: this Annual Report are any of the risks described in the Prospectus, the quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 21,
+Added: 2023, and the Form S-4.
+Added: Any of these factors could result in a significant or material adverse effect on our results of operations or
+Added: financial condition.
+Added: Additional risk factors not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business
+Added: or results of operations.
+Added: As of the date of this Annual Report, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in the
+Added: Prospectus or the Form S-4, except we may disclose changes to such factors or disclose additional factors from time to time in our future
+Added: filings with the SEC.
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