TEXT-EXTRACT 2 filename2.txt United States securities and exchange commission logo July 21, 2023 Zhou Pengwu Chief Executive Officer Aesthetic Medical International Holdings Group Ltd 1122 Nanshan Boulevard Nanshan District, Shenzhen Guangdong Province, China 518052 Re: Aesthetic Medical International Holdings Group Ltd Form 20-F for the Year Ended December 31, 2022 Filed April 21, 2023 File No. 001-39088 Dear Zhou Pengwu: We have limited our review of your filing to the submission and/or disclosures as required by Item 16I of Form 20-F and have the following comment. In our comment, we may ask you to provide us with information so we may better understand your disclosure. Please respond to this comment within ten business days by providing the requested information or advise us as soon as possible when you will respond. After reviewing your response to this comment, we may have additional comments. Form 20-F for the Year Ended December 31, 2022 Item 16I. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections, page 143 1. We note that during your fiscal year 2022 you were identified by the Commission pursuant to Section 104(i)(2)(A) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 7214(i)(2)(A)) as having retained, for the preparation of the audit report on your financial statements included in the Form 20-F, a registered public accounting firm that has a branch or office that is located in a foreign jurisdiction and that the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board had determined it is unable to inspect or investigate completely because of a position taken by an authority in the foreign jurisdiction. Please provide the documentation required by Item 16I(a) of Form 20-F or tell us why you are not required to do so. Additionally, please amend your Form 20-F to provide the disclosures required under Item 16I(b) of Form 20-F. Refer to the Staff Statement on the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, available on our website at https://www.sec.gov/corpfin/announcement/statement- Zhou Pengwu Aesthetic Medical International Holdings Group Ltd July 21, 2023 Page 2 hfcaa-040623. We remind you that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of action by the staff. Please contact Kyle Wiley at (202) 344-5791 or Jennifer Thompson at (202) 551-3737 with any questions. Sincerely, FirstName LastNameZhou Pengwu Division of Corporation Finance Comapany NameAesthetic Medical International Holdings Group Ltd Disclosure Review Program July 21, 2023 Page 2 cc: Yu Wang FirstName LastName