HKEX Trading Hours: Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing will consult stakeholders on extending equity trading hours, potentially starting at 9am and scrapping the lunch break, in the first change in 14 years. Yuan Push: The SFC plans to add a yuan trading counter in a cross-border channel for mainland-linked investors by July 1, aiming to make Hong Kong a hub for yuan asset allocation. Alibaba Data Centres & Chips: Alibaba unveiled plans to expand overseas data centres across Europe and the Middle East, including first cloud regions in Turkey, Finland and the Netherlands, plus a new AI chip Zhenwu V900 and targets for massive global capacity. Deutsche Bank Wealth AI: Deutsche Bank Private Bank rolled out an agentic AI “Source of Wealth” solution to automate parts of KYC while keeping human oversight, launching in Singapore and Hong Kong. Legal/Deals: Guantao strengthened its Hong Kong dispute resolution and M&A bench with two partner hires. Health Tech: HKSH Medical Group and United Imaging launched Hong Kong’s first long-axial PET/CT, uMI Panorama GS, boosting precision cancer imaging. Immigration Enforcement: Hong Kong’s Immigration Department arrested 20 in “Swordfish” operations targeting foreign domestic helpers and employers over stay-condition breaches. Markets: Asian shares were mixed as oil slipped below $100 after Trump said US-Iran talks at the UN were “very good,” while India’s Sensex and Nifty rebounded on easing crude.