Hong Kong Capital Markets: Chinese tech firms are raising HK$159.34bn this year in Hong Kong to push AI, semiconductors and advanced manufacturing, underscoring the city’s pull for cross-border tech funding. AI & Policy: Google says it offers “strong protections” as the US flags concerns that AI services are being sold to Pentagon-blacklisted Chinese firms via Singapore-based subsidiaries, while Hong Kong’s SFC tightens crypto security by requiring stronger anti-phishing login and device-binding methods. Semiconductors & Supply Chains: China temporarily blocks helium exports, a chipmaking input, as the Iran war squeezes global supply—another reminder that hardware supply chains are still geopolitics-sensitive. Hong Kong Tech Infrastructure: The government plans to fast-track an MTR station near Pak Shek Kok/Science Park as part of “superconnector” goals, aiming for an earlier 2033 opening by letting MTR build nearby private housing. Health Tech & Society: A Hong Kong femtech gap report highlights low cervical screening coverage and limited menopause support, while a Canada privacy bill targets stronger rules for automated decisions and children’s data. Education & Talent: EDB’s “Other Languages Experience Day” lets junior secondary students showcase language learning, and CUHK enters the QS 2027 top 20 for the first time. Markets Mood: Hong Kong logs its strongest week in 9 months as sentiment improves for Chinese internet stocks. Weather Tech in the Region: Typhoon Bavi disrupts travel, with Hong Kong flights to Taiwan among those cancelled.