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The number of mainland tourists visiting Hong Kong has increased by nearly 30%, and the effect of "one sign and many trips" is obvious. Last Saturday (December 7) was the first weekend after the implementation of the "one sign and many trips" policy for Shenzhen residents to Hong Kong. According to the statistics of the Hong Kong SAR government, there were about 145,000 mainland tourists visiting Hong Kong on the 7 th, which was 28.5% higher than the average daily number of tourists in November. From December 1st this year, Shenzhen registered residents and residence permit holders can apply for a "one-sign multi-trip" endorsement to travel to Hong Kong, that is, they can travel to and from Hong Kong for an unlimited number of times within one year and stay in Hong Kong for no more than 7 days at a time. December is the traditional tourist season in Hong Kong, and all major business districts and scenic spots will attract tourists through discount promotions and theme activities. With the implementation of the new policy of "one sign and many trips", many Shenzhen residents went shopping in Hong Kong last weekend. (CCTV News)Australia's business confidence has fallen sharply, and the economic outlook is not optimistic. Australia's business confidence index fell sharply in November, and the current situation index measuring employment, sales and profitability has further weakened, once again indicating that the private sector in the economy is facing heavy pressure. According to a survey released by the National Bank of Australia on Tuesday, the business confidence index dropped by 8 points to -3, reversing the gains in October. The status quo index dropped from 7 to 2. "Overall, the survey shows that growth continued to be weak in the fourth quarter," the bank said in the report. As the capacity utilization rate is still above average, it may take more time for price pressure to fully return to normal. The Reserve Bank of Australia will announce its last interest rate decision this year in a few hours, and it is almost certain that the policy interest rate will remain at a 13-year high of 4.35%. Last week's data showed that Australia's GDP was weak again in the third quarter, prompting traders to advance their expectations of interest rate cuts from May next year to April.The snow removal operation of several expressways in Gansu Province continued due to the temporary control of snowfall. It was learned from the traffic police department of Gansu Province that due to the large-scale snowfall and road icing, as of 7: 30 on the 10th, several expressways in Gansu Province were temporarily controlled. The highway maintenance department is continuously carrying out ice and snow removal operations.

Guangdong: crude steel production can be regulated according to the completion of ultra-low emission transformation. The Guangdong Provincial People's Government issued an action plan for continuous improvement of air quality in Guangdong Province, and carried out ultra-low emission transformation in key industries in an orderly manner. By 2025, the iron and steel enterprises in the province will basically complete the ultra-low emission transformation, and the crude steel output can be regulated according to the completion of the ultra-low emission transformation. Promote existing cement clinker production enterprises (excluding mines) and independent grinding stations to implement ultra-low emission transformation, implement positive incentive policies such as reducing peak shifting production time for enterprises that meet the requirements of ultra-low emission transformation, and build new (including relocated) cement clinker production enterprises (excluding mines) and independent grinding stations in accordance with ultra-low emission requirements.Five departments, including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, jointly deployed the "One-month-one-chain" financing for small and medium-sized enterprises to promote the nationwide activities. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Finance, the People's Bank of China, the General Administration of Financial Supervision and the China Securities Regulatory Commission recently jointly issued the Notice on Launching the "One-month-one-chain" financing for small and medium-sized enterprises to promote the nationwide activities, so as to accelerate the construction of small and medium-sized enterprises' financing, promote a good ecology and help them develop with high quality. The theme of the "One Chain in January" SME financing promotion activities nationwide is "One Chain in January is beneficial to the smooth integration of enterprises", focusing on key SME groups such as high-quality SMEs and key nodes in the industrial chain, giving play to the role of "share, loan, insurance and burden" comprehensive financing means, and guiding financial resources to support SMEs in the chain more accurately by organizing various docking activities. (Ministry of Industry and Information Technology)In early trading, the main domestic futures contracts rose almost across the board, with coke and glass rising by over 5%, BR rubber and coking coal rising by over 4%, screw thread and soda ash rising by over 3%, iron ore rising by nearly 3%, and hot coil, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), para-xylene (PX), PTA, Shanghai Bank, Shanghai Tin, rapeseed meal and SC crude oil rising by over 2%. In terms of decline, asphalt and low sulfur fuel oil (LU) declined slightly.

FTSE China A50 index futures rose 0.75% at the beginning, and closed up 0.84% in the last trading day and night.Aoyuan Group: It failed to pay off the due debt principal of about 43 billion yuan in time. Aoyuan Group Co., Ltd. issued an announcement to disclose the latest situation of the company's debt settlement and pending litigation. According to the announcement, as of November 30, 2024, the accumulated debt principal that Aoyuan Group failed to pay off in time was about 43.028 billion yuan, of which the open market debt principal that failed to pay off in time was 250,000 yuan; The company and its subsidiaries are involved in a number of major pending lawsuits, involving about 60.600 billion yuan, including about 52.554 billion yuan related to financing and 8.046 billion yuan related to non-financing. In addition, Aoyuan Group has 64 pieces of information about untrustworthy executors, involving a total amount of 2.228 billion yuan.Yonhap News Agency: South Korea's defense intelligence commander was suspended.