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Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index opened down 23.79 points, or 0.12%, at 19,499.1 points on January 17 (Friday); Hong Kong's Hang Seng Technology Index opened down 7.23 points, or 0.16%, at 4,410.14 points on January 17 (Friday); China Enterprises Index opened down 13.39 points, or 0.19%, at 7,085.37 points on January 17 (Friday); Red Chip Index opened down 9.75 points, or 0.27%, at 3,621.38 points on January 17 (Friday).

Important news 1. TikTok may open international registration, and a large number of overseas IP videos can be viewed. 2. Multiple departments: A maximum subsidy of 500 yuan will be provided for digital products such as mobile phones; a subsidy of no more than 2,000 yuan will be provided for household appliances such as refrigerators, washing machines, televisions, air conditioners, and computers. 3. The State Council: Securities companies' sponsorship business and accounting firms' audit business shall not be charged based on the results of public offerings and listings of stocks. 4. The spokesperson of the Ministry of Commerce answered reporters' questions about the export control of semiconductors in the Netherlands: We firmly oppose this. 5. The spokesperson of the Ministry of Commerce made a statement on the recent series of US trade restrictions on China: We will take measures to resolutely safeguard our sovereignty, security, and development interests. 6. Guangdong: Build integrated circuits, new energy storage, new energy vehicles, biomedicine and other industries into new trillion-level and 500 billion-level industrial clusters. Individual stock news 1. Mengwang Technology: It plans to purchase 100% of the shares of Bicheng Digital, and the stock will resume trading on the 16th. 2. Construction Industry, which has been listed on the board for 3 days in 4 days: It plans to sign a "Financial Services Agreement" with its related party, Bingzhuang Finance. 3. Uni-President Shares: Uni-President Petrochemical, a wholly-owned subsidiary, plans to publicly list for capital increase and share expansion, which is expected to constitute a major asset reorganization. 4. Lingdian Electric Control: Plans to purchase 51%-100% of Jiangsu Aoikes shares, and the stock is suspended. 5. Nanjing Chemical Fiber: Net profit is expected to be a loss of 393 million to 570 million yuan in 2024. 6. Wantai Bio: Net profit is expected to decrease by 90% to 93% year-on-year in 2024.