Global Cord Blood (CO) 31 Aug 212022 Q1 Earnings call transcript

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome everyone to Global Cord Blood Corporation Earnings Conference Call for the Fiscal 2022 First Quarter. [Operator Instructions] Now I would like to introduce Madam Cathy Bai, VP of Corporation Finance to begin the presentation. Madam, please go ahead.

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