Paul Chan: This year will be the best performing year for the Hang Seng Index since 2017, with net fund inflows exceeding $41 billions.

PANews, December 28 — Hong Kong SAR Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po published a blog post titled "Moving Forward into the New Year with Confidence," in which he mentioned that in terms of the asset market, Hong Kong stocks have risen for the second consecutive year in 2025. As of last week, the Hang Seng Index closed at 25,818 points, up about 29% from the end of last year, making it the best performing year since 2017 in terms of growth. Regarding asset and wealth management business, in the first nine months of this year, the net inflow of funds into SFC-authorized funds registered in Hong Kong exceeded $41 billion, which is more than 1.5 times the figure for the whole of last year. In addition, Hong Kong will accelerate the cultivation of artificial intelligence as a core industry, enriching the diversity of the local financial market, including accelerating the development of the fixed income and currency markets, green finance, fintech, and actively exploring new opportunities such as commodities trading and international gold trading.