Hong Kong stocks rose. The HSI ticked up 29 points or 0.1% to close at 22,691. The HSCEI ebbed 19 points or 0.2% to close at 8,242. The HSTECH slid 39 points or 0.8% to close at 5,200. Total market turnover for the day amounted to $240.05 billion.Wu Qing, Chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), reiterated the intention to include REITs in Shanghai-/ Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect (SH-/ SZ-HK Stock Connect). LINK REIT (00823.HK) -0.350 (-0.884%) Short selling $110.52M; Ratio 16.293% elevated 6.7% to close at $39.95, with a turnover of nearly $1.54 billion. Moreover, WHARF REIC (01997.HK) +0.100 (+0.525%) Short selling $22.67M; Ratio 43.890% leaped 2.1%. Chinese developers KWG GROUP (01813.HK) -0.005 (-1.493%) and AGILE GROUP (03383.HK) -0.015 (-3.261%) Short selling $172.72K; Ratio 12.429% gained 4.6% and 2.2%, while Chinese manager CG SERVICES (06098.HK) -0.030 (-0.444%) Short selling $16.76M; Ratio 22.012% cratered 5.5% as it provided a RMB1 billion revolving loan facilities to Yang Huiyan's subsidiaries for COUNTRY GARDEN (02007.HK) -0.015 (-3.571%) Short selling $1.37M; Ratio 15.731% 's guaranteed home delivery.Techs generally retreated. MEITUAN-W (03690.HK) -1.700 (-1.202%) Short selling $992.90M; Ratio 17.817% added 0.4%, while JD-SW (09618.HK) -1.700 (-1.292%) Short selling $119.49M; Ratio 6.872% , BIDU-SW (09888.HK) -1.100 (-1.294%) Short selling $438.01M; Ratio 40.389% and KUAISHOU-W (01024.HK) -1.750 (-3.286%) Short selling $236.35M; Ratio 22.382% lost 0.5-0.8%. TENCENT (00700.HK) -4.600 (-0.924%) Short selling $781.71M; Ratio 7.930% , NTES-S (09999.HK) -2.200 (-1.326%) Short selling $173.25M; Ratio 20.291% , BILIBILI-W (09626.HK) -2.600 (-1.879%) Short selling $60.92M; Ratio 21.056% and SMIC (00981.HK) -3.050 (-6.755%) Short selling $213.44M; Ratio 4.912% waned 1.1-1.6%, while BABA-W (09988.HK) +0.600 (+0.494%) Short selling $1.10B; Ratio 12.802% shed 2%. XIAOMI-W (01810.HK) -0.150 (-0.295%) Short selling $1.06B; Ratio 13.477% , HORIZONROBOT-W (09660.HK) -0.190 (-2.714%) Short selling $103.52M; Ratio 10.240% , KINGSOFT CLOUD (03896.HK) -0.280 (-3.758%) Short selling $47.37M; Ratio 8.017% and HUA HONG SEMI (01347.HK) -4.100 (-11.631%) Short selling $55.29M; Ratio 10.230% sagged 2.8-3.2%, while KINGDEE INT'L (00268.HK) -0.260 (-1.946%) Short selling $62.91M; Ratio 20.083% and COWELL (01415.HK) -0.600 (-2.715%) Short selling $12.96M; Ratio 14.140% eroded 4% and 6%.(HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2025-05-08 16:25.)