Hong Kong stocks saw their Hang Seng Index and Hang Seng Tech Index both rise by more than 1%, with tech stocks showing strong early gains. Baidu (09888.HK) rose over 5%, Pop Mart (09992.HK) rose nearly 4%, and NetEase (09999.HK), Trip.com (09961.HK), New Oriental (09901.HK), Xinyi Solar (00968.HK), and Li Auto (02015.HK) all rose by more than 3%.