Hong Kong Market & Listings: Apple supplier Luxshare priced its HK$3.1bn Hong Kong debut at HK$63.3 per share, but the stock slipped about 4% on first trading as investors weighed the next wave of China tech supply-chain listings. AI Finance & Trading: Zhipu AI and Iluvatar CoreX both launched secondary placements in Hong Kong, with Zhipu jumping on accelerated bookbuild funding and CoreX also rising as the market looks ready to fund AI hardware and model ambitions. Agentic AI Security: A new warning highlights how “agent skills” from public marketplaces can be abused—malicious add-ons may run with an agent’s privileges and steal credentials or plant backdoors. Policy & Currency: Beijing and Hong Kong stepped up offshore renminbi support via expanded HK Rmb Business Facility and higher Southbound Bond Connect quotas, aiming to deepen RMB use in a “controlled” offshore setup. Education & Jobs: A Hong Kong youth group poll finds nearly 40% of DSE candidates cite AI and the economy as top stress drivers, reflecting anxiety about AI replacing entry-level work. Weather & Resilience: Southern China’s Guangxi region is reeling from storm floods, with evacuations and additional central relief funding announced. Local Tech Events: iFX EXPO Asia returns to Hong Kong in October 2026 at HKCEC, signaling continued growth of the city’s fintech and trading ecosystem. Startup/SME Push: Hong Kong’s 2026 Maker in China contest opens for enrolment, targeting frontier tech like AI, semiconductors, biotech and green tech.