It has been listed on the main board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong since 3 August 2005.
On 20 July 2019, at the pro-Beijing "Safeguard HK" event, HKET founder Arthur Chuen publicly called pro-Beijing supporters to purchase canes and PVC pipes to punish those who opposed the 2019 Hong Kong extradition bill.
[3] The very next day, a mob with suspected ties to triads used canes and metal pipes launched an indiscriminate attack which injured 45 people at Yuen Long station.
The public suspected that Chuen's comments might have incited the pro-Beijing camp to launch this riot.
[5] HKET announced that Chuen's comments were his personal opinion and did not represent the newspaper's position.