Calls grow to further expand Hong Kong’s connect scheme with mainland China markets amid drive for deeper capital flows.

Ernst & Young projects a massive fundraising year driven by artificial intelligence listings and potential mainland retail access

Average daily southbound turnover soared 84 per cent year on year to HK$124.1 billion, equal to 24 per cent of city’s total market turnover.

Calls grow to further expand Hong Kong’s connect scheme with mainland China markets amid drive for deeper capital flows.

Beijing is also targeting the offshore structures Chinese founders have long used to turn mainland business success into foreign wealth.

An AI-driven surge of Chapter 18C listings has pushed HKEX past New York in IPO fundraising, but how has the listing route impacted economic growth?