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The Hang Seng Index opened higher, refreshing its nearly four-year high; Tencent's performance exceeded expectations, receiving collective bullish calls from major banks; Chip stocks strengthened on the logic of domestic substitution, with SMIC leading the gains; Ping An's stake increase in China Taiping H-shares ignited the insurance sector; Cryptocurrency concept stocks surged as Bitcoin hit a new high; In the pharmaceutical sector, Jingtai Holdings reported its first profit, rising over 11%, while East Buy saw a sudden 12% increase.

Hong Kong stocks continued their upward trend on July 28, with the cryptocurrency, innovative drug, gaming, and insurance sectors performing well. Hong Kong's "Stablecoin Ordinance" will officially take effect on August 1, marking the countdown to stablecoin issuance; the innovative drug sector was boosted by Hengrui Pharmaceuticals securing a $12 billion order; insurance stocks extended their gains as industry anti-internal competition and interest rate cuts improved profit prospects; gaming stocks benefited from Macau's July gaming revenue exceeding expectations and Thailand's withdrawal of the casino bill.

On July 11, the three major stock indices in Hong Kong rose together. In terms of sectors, technology stocks rose collectively, and securities and brokerage stocks mostly increased.