Editorial | Hong Kong-Shanghai pact will benefit both cities and the nation

Editorial | Hong Kong-Shanghai pact will benefit both cities and the nation

Hong Kong and Shanghai, China’s international and domestic financial centres, used to talk about competition more than collaboration. Now the bigger context of geopolitical tension has thrust Hong Kong to the forefront of Beijing’s commercial expansion strategy amid an American tariff and tech war aimed at containing China’ rise. Shanghai and Hong Kong have signed…

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The electronic display board at the Connect Hall in the Hong Kong stock exchange building on May 20, 2025. Photo: Xinhua

Hong Kong to act as launch pad for Chinese companies’ global push in pact with Shanghai

Mainland Chinese companies will use Hong Kong’s capital market as the launch pad for their global growth, according to an action plan signed on Wednesday with Shanghai to connect the premier onshore commercial city with the nation’s offshore financial hub. The two cities will expand the decade-old connect programme linking the stock markets of Shanghai…

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The electronic display board at the Connect Hall in the Hong Kong stock exchange building on May 20, 2025. Photo: Xinhua

Hong Kong to act as launch pad for Chinese companies’ global push in pact with Shanghai

Mainland Chinese companies will use Hong Kong’s capital market as the launch pad for their global growth, according to an action plan signed on Wednesday with Shanghai to connect the premier onshore commercial city with the nation’s offshore financial hub. The two cities will expand the decade-old connect programme linking the stock markets of Shanghai…

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