[September 16 Lunchtime News Selection] 1. As of midday closing, the Shanghai Stock Exchange Index rose 0.57%, the Shenzhen Stock Exchange Component Index rose 1.42%, the GEM Index rose 2.35%, and the Science and Technology Innovation 50 Index rose 4.5%. 2. Hong Kong stocks closed at noon, with the Hang Seng Index up 0.12% and the Hang Seng Technology Index up 0.87%. 3. The "First Five-Year Plan for Economic and Social Development of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (2026-2030)" was announced today, which proposes to support mainland and overseas industry leaders and high-quality emerging industry companies to list in Hong Kong; artificial intelligence will be an important industry for Hong Kong's future development. 4. This morning, the Pinglu Canal, the backbone project of the New Western Land-Sea Corridor, was officially opened to navigation. Construction of the Pinglu Canal started on August 28, 2022. It has a total length of 134.2 kilometers. It is built according to the standard of Class I inland waterways and can navigate 5,000-ton ships. It is the canal with the highest navigation level in China. 5. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said that he believes that artificial intelligence companies can safely advance technological development without causing significant harm to society, and is "very confident" that the industry can achieve this goal.