Sept. 10 — At a State Council Information Office briefing, Cong Lin, deputy director of the Financial Regulatory Administration, said that over the 15th Five-Year Plan the agency will step up support for major strategies, key sectors and weak links, increase financial backing to boost consumption and investment, stabilize enterprises and employment, and promote technological innovation, and will strengthen financing for the 'two-heavy' and 'two-new' categories.

58 Anjuke Research Institute: in the first seven days of September new-home transaction volumes across 13 major first- and second-tier Chinese cities exceeded year-ago levels. All four first-tier cities posted YoY gains; second-tier results were mixed, with Nanjing, Wuhan and Ningbo recording positive growth. Secondhand-market activity improved: in 12 cities tracked by the institute, secondhand sales in the first seven days of September rose YoY across the board. China Index Academy: market warmed late August–early September — week 36 (Aug 30–Sep 5) 30-city new-home sales +1.5% WoW, +20.8% YoY; 20-city secondhand sales slightly down WoW, +16.9% YoY.

Hong Kong equities opened lower on Sept 10: the Hang Seng Index (HSI) fell 289.78 points (-1.15%) to 24,985.18; the Hang Seng Tech Index fell 61.38 points (-1.39%) to 4,359.41; the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index (HSCEI) fell 99.56 points (-1.19%) to 8,269.49; the Hang Seng Red Chip Index fell 36.28 points (-0.85%) to 4,227.13.