Group 1: Policy Focus - The Chief Executive of Hong Kong, John Lee, emphasized that "benefiting people's livelihood" is a key focus of the new policy report, aiming to enhance long-term economic competitiveness and improve citizens' happiness and sense of gain [2][11] - The report outlines nine key areas related to citizens' daily lives, with housing being the top priority, including accelerated construction of public housing and innovative "simple public housing" initiatives [2][3] Group 2: Northern Metropolis Development - The Northern Metropolis is highlighted as strategically important, occupying one-third of Hong Kong's land, with plans to accelerate its development and attract industries and major projects [4][6] - A new "Northern Metropolis Development Committee" will be established to streamline administrative processes and introduce competitive practices for land management [5][6] Group 3: Housing and Land Policies - The government plans to allow the transfer of unused plot ratios from redevelopment projects to other areas, aiming to optimize land use and facilitate urban renewal [3][6] - A pilot program will permit property owners to offset land compensation costs by returning land to the government, with specific compensation rates set for different land classifications [6][7] Group 4: Financial Market Initiatives - The report proposes exploring the reduction of the stock settlement cycle to T+1, with consultations planned for the first half of next year [9] - The government aims to optimize the "New Capital Investor Entry Scheme" by lowering the residential transaction threshold to HKD 30 million, enhancing the scheme's attractiveness to investors [10]

【环球网财经综合报道】香港特区行政长官李家超发表任内第四份施政报告，围绕经济和民生两大主轴 提出一系列措施。本次施政报告最受关注的改革举措主要集中在三个方面：加快发展北部都会区，成立 由行政长官领导的发展委员会；金融市场建设方面，探索建立国际黄金交易市场以及T+1股票结算周 期；住房政策方面，增加公营房屋供应，将投资者入境计划住宅物业门槛从5000万港元降至3000万港 元。 但亦有专业人士指出，随着美联储降息的临近，港股市场正迎来难得的发展机遇，中国资产有望再次爆 发；而投资者更应把握市场节奏，合理配置资产，以获取更好的投资回报。同时也要注意，市场仍存在 一定的不确定性，如全球经济复苏的节奏、地缘政治等因素，都可能对市场产生影响，投资者需保持谨 慎，做好风险管理。 二级市场方面，截至9月17日收盘，恒生科技指数年内涨幅扩大至41.77%，恒生指数年内涨幅扩大至 34.14%，双双创出年内新高。对此有分析人士表示，美联储降息落地后，全球流动性得到强化，港股 流动性有望提升，港股通持续净流入港股，远超此前年份同期水平，资金加速布局。 ...

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (00388) Q4 2024 Earnings Call March 17, 2025 06:12 AM ET Company Participants Ricky Choi - Managing Director, Head of Group Strategy & Investor RelationsBonnie Y CHAN - CEOVanessa LAU - COO & Group CFOGary Lam - Head of Greater China Financials ResearchGurpreet Sahi - Executive DirectorKatherine NG - Head of ListingMichael Li - Managing Director Conference Call Participants Charles Zhou - Stock Analyst Ricky Choi Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to HKEX twenty t ...