Chinese capital finds channel in HK stocks via exchange links
Fresh funds could boost HK market as investors look south while Beijing clamps down on outflows
Hong Kong
AS CHINA tightens its grip on capital controls, one state-sanctioned haven from a weakening yuan is drawing attention.
Mainland investors will turn to buying Hong Kong stocks through cross-border exchange links as other ways of purchasing overseas assets become more difficult, said Kenny Tang, vice-chairman at Jun Yang Financial Holdings Ltd. An increase in flows would provide a boost to a stock market that has trailed global peers over the last four years, he said.
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