Xia Baolong, director of the Central Hong Kong and Macao Work Office and of the State Council’s Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office, met a delegation from the Hong Kong Association of Banks in Beijing on the morning of June 9. Xu Qifang, deputy director responsible for daily operations at both offices, attended.

June 8 — Keyuan Zhihui said its fully domestically controllable NT6000 intelligent control system supported the world’s first 630°C secondary‑reheat ultra‑supercritical 1,000 MW coal unit (Datang Yuncheng 630°C national power demonstration project, Unit 1) in completing a 168‑hour full‑load trial and entering commercial operation, which the company said injects fresh momentum into China’s clean, high‑efficiency coal power sector.

BYD Chairman Wang Chuanfu said second-generation blade batteries and flash-charging technology have resolved a major EV pain point and drawn strong domestic and international praise, but current battery capacity is still insufficient. Capacity is ramping by roughly 20,000-30,000 incremental units per month, he said, and the company is working around the clock to meet demand. Wang warned that vehicle sales this year will be determined by battery production. BYD will concentrate resources on its battery division to fully exploit blade-battery capacity and expects higher output later this year, with materially larger volumes next year once the ramp is complete and both domestic and international markets can be served.