As we move into the second half of 2025, Hong Kong’s financial spotlight has quietly shifted toward the convergence of digital assets and traditional finance. According to The South China Morning Post, southbound capital inflows through Stock Connect surged past HKD 866.8 billion in the first 7 months of the year—already exceeding the full-year total of 2024 by more than 7 percent. Meanwhile, the Hong Kong dollar briefly strengthened to 7.79 against the U.S. dollar, an unexpected move that forced the HKMA to step in once again to defend its currency peg.Money is flowing back, exchange-rate volatility is rising, and one message is clear: Hong Kong is entering a new era of financial-infrastructure reform. And right in the middle of this transformation, a new player is quietly emerging—the Ho
ARK Back in China! Can Fresh Confidence Signal a New Cycle?
ARK’s first investment in Alibaba dates back to 2014, shortly after the company’s IPO. However, since September 2021, public filings have shown no record of ARK holding or voting in Alibaba — coinciding with China’s regulatory crackdown on the internet sector. This latest repurchase of Alibaba shares is therefore seen as a strong signal of ARK’s return to the Chinese tech sector. Recently, ARK has been gradually rebuilding its positions in Chinese tech names, having already repurchased Baidu earlier.
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