Paul Chan: This year will be the best year for the Hang Seng Index since 2017, with net inflows of funds exceeding US$41 billion.

PANews reported on December 28th that Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan published a personal essay titled "Striding Towards the New Year," in which he mentioned that in terms of asset markets, Hong Kong stocks are projected to rise for the second consecutive year in 2025. As of last week, the Hang Seng Index closed at 25,818 points, up approximately 29% from the end of last year, making it the best-performing year since 2017 in terms of gains. Regarding asset and wealth management, in the first nine months of this year, net inflows into SFC-approved funds registered in Hong Kong exceeded US$41 billion, more than 1.5 times the figure for the entire year of last year. Furthermore, Hong Kong will accelerate the development of artificial intelligence as a core industry, enriching the diversity of Hong Kong's financial market, including accelerating the development of fixed income and money markets, green finance, fintech, and actively exploring new opportunities such as commodity trading and international gold trading.