Chen Maobo: Currently, foreign investment holds more than seventy percent of mainland stocks through the Stock Connect program.

The 2026 Lujiazui Forum General Assembly IV on "Empowering High-level Financial Opening through Shanghai-Hong Kong Financial Synergy Development" was held on the evening of June 17th. Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po stated that currently, over 70% of mainland stocks held by foreign investors are allocated through the Stock Connect program, and about two-thirds of foreign investors hold mainland bonds through the Bond Connect program, reflecting international investors' long-term trust in the two systems' arrangements, settlement security, and regulatory coordination.