[Hong Kong Treasury Bureau: Provide stamp duty exemption for real estate investment trust funds to be listed, aiming to submit the bill in the first half of next year] On November 6, Deputy Director of the Hong Kong Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (Hong Kong Treasury Bureau) Chen Haolin pointed out at a meeting of the Financial Affairs Committee of the Legislative Council that relevant legislative proposals are being formulated, with the goal of submitting the bill to the Legislative Council in the first half of 2027. The proposed stamp duty exemption is part of the Hong Kong government's "package" to support the development of the real estate trust fund market. At the same time, it continues to promote a number of measures, including striving to implement real estate trust funds into the Stock Connect as soon as possible to inject growth momentum into the market.