Hong Kong Financial Secretary: First-quarter listed platform financing exceeded HKD 103 billion, with emerging industries such as artificial intelligence flocking to Hong Kong

MeNews · 2026-04-11T08:36:03+00:00

The Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government pointed out in a blog post on April 5th that the Hong Kong market was active in the first quarter of 2026, with an average daily trading volume exceeding HKD 260 billion in the first two months, and surpassing HKD 300 billion in March. This was driven by stable mainland China's economy and the listing of high-quality companies. Additionally, the IPO market performed strongly in the first quarter of this year, raising over HKD 103 billion, and Hong Kong is becoming an important platform for the development of emerging industries.

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2026-04-11 08:36:03

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ME News, April 5 (UTC+8): The Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong SAR Government published a policy essay that reviews the economy in the first quarter of 2026. It noted that the Hong Kong market remains active; in the first two months of this year, the average daily trading value exceeded HKD 260 billion, up 17% year-on-year. Entering March, market conditions became even more vibrant: the average daily trading value for Hong Kong stocks exceeded HKD 300 billion, an increase of more than 8% compared with the same period last year.

Investors are increasing their allocations of assets in Hong Kong. Besides viewing Hong Kong as a reliable safe-haven for capital, this is also due to the stable growth of the Mainland economy and the listing of a large number of high-quality companies in Hong Kong, which provides abundant investment opportunities. At the same time, global competition in cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence has entered an intense stage. From breakthroughs in core technologies, to the development of the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain, and even to the exploration of broader application scenarios, all of this requires substantial funding support.

The Hong Kong listing platform is playing a key role in this regard. In the first quarter of this year, the IPO market continued the strong momentum from last year. As of March 27, the amount raised had already exceeded HKD 103 billion, ranking first globally; together with subsequent fundraisings and more, the total fundraising scale is approximately HKD 237 billion.

More and more companies coming to Hong Kong to list are in emerging industries—artificial intelligence, semiconductors, robotics, autonomous driving, biotechnology, and more. The number of listing application cases currently pending is already over 500. More companies view Hong Kong as an important window for financing and developing overseas. (Source: ChainCatcher)

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