Chinese tech giants rally after government pledged more support
Chinese tech giants rally after government pledged more support

Chinese tech giants rally after government pledged more support

Chinese tech giants stage a strong rally in Hong Kong, sending the Hang Seng Tech Index surging nearly 3% at one point. 

Bilibili surged 7.5% in the morning session on Wednesday, Kuaishou up 5.5%, Meituan up 4.3%, Baidu up 3.2% and JD.com up 2.7%. 

Chinese government departments, including the state planner NDRC recently conducted in-depth study into the development of platform companies including Tencent, Alibaba and Meituan and sorted out several typical investment cases, according to a statement on Wednesday. 

The NDRC pledged to work with other departments to support the companies to play a more active role in leading development, creating employment and international competition.

Chinese tech giants rally after government pledged more support