UK foreign secretary says foreign policy must tackle debt and climate issues and that doing so is in the UK's national interest.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index (HSI) closed down 31.05 points (-0.13%) at 24,314.17 on Wednesday, Oct 14. The Hang Seng Tech Index rose 37.84 points (+0.91%) to 4,174.47. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index (H‑shares) gained 8.45 points (+0.10%) to 8,183.17, while the Red Chip Index fell 9.12 points (-0.22%) to 4,064.05.

Palliser Capital urged Samsung Electronics to issue U.S. depositary receipts (ADRs) at a premium and use proceeds to repurchase and cancel non‑voting preferred shares. Palliser founder and CIO James Smith said the preferreds' discount is a neglected corporate‑governance and capital‑allocation distortion and that addressing it would boost capital efficiency, unlock cross‑class value and strengthen credibility of Korea's market reforms. Samsung's preferreds trade at more than a 20% discount to ordinary stock in Korea. The gap has returned to focus since Samsung's record shareholder‑return plan in August, but any repurchase details remain under board discussion.