Core Viewpoint - The Hong Kong stock market saw a decline in chip stocks, with notable drops in Huahong Semiconductor and SMIC, amidst reports of potential easing in US-China relations that may allow advanced technology exports to China, including Nvidia's H200 AI chips [1] Group 1: Market Performance - Huahong Semiconductor experienced a drop of 5.46%, with a latest price of 69.250 and a total market capitalization of 120.207 billion [2] - SMIC saw a decline of 3.71%, with a latest price of 66.250 and a total market capitalization of 530.006 billion [2] - Other semiconductor stocks also faced declines, including Macro Semiconductor (-1.92%), ASMPT (-1.90%), and Baker Micro (-1.30%) [2] Group 2: Year-to-Date Performance - Huahong Semiconductor has shown a significant year-to-date increase of 219.86% [2] - SMIC has also performed well year-to-date, with an increase of 108.33% [2] - In contrast, Macro Semiconductor has seen a year-to-date decline of 23.88% [2]