HONG KONG, July 5 (Reuters) - Beijing Fourth Paradigm Technology, an AI startup, has completed procedural work for a Hong Kong initial public offering, becoming only one of a handful of companies to get the nod from China's securities regulator since new rules became effective this year. The company has successfully completed the offshore listing filing process，according a July 3 filing on the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) website. Fourth Paradigm and one other company got the CSRC greenlight on July 3, adding to two other firms this year. Fourth Paradigm, also known as 4Paradigm, filed its fourth IPO application to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in April. Fourth Paradigm counts Goldman Sachs (GS.N), Sinovation, Haitong International Investment and a number of state-backed funds as investors, the CSRC filing showed.

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Persons: Goldman Sachs, Kane Wu, Edwina Gibbs Organizations: Paradigm Technology, Hong, China Securities Regulatory Commission, Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Commerce Department, International Investment, China International Capital Corp, CCB International, China Merchants Securities, Thomson Locations: HONG KONG, Beijing, Hong Kong