Hong Kong stocks have shown greater resilience YTD, and risk-reward profiles and investability have greatly improved thanks to a revaluation driven by new quality productive forces and high-quality development, Zhao Wenli, managing director, head of research and chief strategist of CCB International Securities Research Department, opined. 2H25 will be a crucial stage that lays the foundation for a new bull market in Hong Kong stocks.In Zhao's estimates, as Hong Kong stocks will generally trend upward with some volatility in 2H, the HSI is well-positioned to bust above the key 25,000 threshold. He predicted the HSI to fluctuate within a range of 22,000-26,000, the HSCEI within a range of 7,800-9,800, and the HSTECH within a range of 5,000-6,600.Related NewsBOCI Lists Actively-Traded Stocks for CN-HK Southbound Link YTD (Table)Regarding the conflicts between China and the US, Zhao expected that the two may first reach a partial agreement. Since the US aims to maintain a certain level of pressure as a bargaining chip rather than returning to a state of maximum pressure, tariffs are anticipated to range between 10% and 60%.In terms of stock selection for 2H25, Zhao shared his top 10 focus stocks, namely TENCENT (00700.HK) 0.000 (0.000%) Short selling $686.49M; Ratio 10.172% , NTES-S (09999.HK) -2.200 (-1.093%) Short selling $787.21M; Ratio 14.577% , XIAOMI-W (01810.HK) -1.150 (-2.120%) Short selling $721.80M; Ratio 10.812% , POP MART (09992.HK) +1.800 (+0.741%) Short selling $135.60M; Ratio 5.745% , LEAPMOTOR (09863.HK) -1.500 (-2.664%) Short selling $46.08M; Ratio 16.633% , CM BANK (03968.HK) -0.250 (-0.495%) Short selling $144.35M; Ratio 17.712% , SD GOLD (01787.HK) +0.200 (+0.805%) Short selling $30.63M; Ratio 9.906% , COMEC (00317.HK) -0.320 (-2.454%) Short selling $706.56K; Ratio 0.647% , INNOVENT BIO (01801.HK) +0.850 (+1.176%) Short selling $121.31M; Ratio 6.982% , and JD HEALTH (06618.HK) +0.200 (+0.508%) Short selling $184.64M; Ratio 18.532% .(HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2025-06-06 16:25.)