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Ministry of Education: Steadily promote the expansion of high-quality undergraduate courses and go all out to do a good job in the employment of college graduates. On December 13th, Huai Jinpeng, Party Secretary and Minister of the Ministry of Education, presided over a party meeting to convey the spirit of the Central Economic Work Conference, and to study, deploy and implement the work. The meeting stressed that it is necessary to strengthen the supporting role of education in science, technology and talents, focus on grasping strategic competition and historical initiative, closely promote educational development, scientific and technological innovation and personnel training, accelerate the construction of "double first-class", dynamically adjust disciplines and majors ahead of schedule, speed up the training of talents urgently needed in national strategy, strengthen the construction of national strategic scientific and technological strength, and strongly support the construction of modern industrial system.Hong Kong stocks ushered in the "structural bull" and the future valuation center is expected to rise. Since late September, the policy combination boxing has exceeded expectations, and the Hang Seng Index has taken advantage of the trend. As of the close of December 13th, the Hang Seng Index has risen by 17.15% this year, which is the first time since 2020. In terms of sectors and individual stocks, it is one after another, constantly deducing "structural cattle". Wind's statistics show that since the beginning of this year, a total of 333 stocks have increased by more than 50%, of which 142 stocks have doubled, and Quanzhi International has increased by more than 10 times this year. Eight stocks including Boya Interactive, Wanshun Ruiqiang Group, Zheli Holdings, Honghao International Holdings and Shanghai Qingpu Fire Protection have also increased by more than 5 times. For the trend of Hong Kong stocks in 2025, Guotai Junan Hong Kong believes that the Federal Reserve will continue to cut interest rates in 2025, and the valuation center of Hong Kong stocks will continue to improve marginally. Looking ahead, Hong Kong stocks will remain volatile and investors need to pay attention to structural industry opportunities. In its view, the Hong Kong stock market is dominated by "N"-shaped upward volatility, and there are many flexible opportunities in the stage, but we should pay attention to actively looking for structural industry opportunities. (Securities Times)Shanghai Airlines Exchange: This week, the export container transportation market was basically stable, and the market freight rates fluctuated. According to Shanghai Airlines Exchange, this week, the export container transportation market in China was basically stable, and different routes were divided due to their different supply and demand fundamentals, and the comprehensive index rose. On December 13th, the comprehensive freight index of Shanghai export containers released by Shanghai Shipping Exchange was 2,384.40 points, up 5.7% from the previous period.

CITIC Securities: The growth rate of supply is expected to move down rapidly, and there is room for aluminum price increase. According to the research report of CITIC Securities, the growth rate of global electrolytic aluminum production is expected to be 3.6%/2.2%/1.7%/0.9% from 2024 to 2027, showing a rapid downward trend. At the same time, our calculation results show that the incentive price of overseas electrolytic aluminum projects may be as high as 3000 US dollars /24000 yuan. The current aluminum price is difficult to stimulate overseas capacity expansion. We are optimistic about the rising space of aluminum price and the allocation value of aluminum plate under the background of strong supply constraints. Maintain the aluminum plate "stronger than the market" rating. Tan Xuxiang was appointed as the Standing Committee of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China. Recently, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China approved Tan Xuxiang as the Standing Committee of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China. (Beijing Daily)

Betta claimed 6 million yuan from college students. The arbitration result came out: it was awarded 20,000 yuan as liquidated damages, and Betta claimed 6 million yuan from Luo Li, a college student who had a dispute over the interpretation agreement. After several years, the arbitration result finally came out, and Shenzhen International Arbitration Court only supported 20,000 yuan as compensation. (The Paper)Shanghai Airlines Exchange: This week, the export container transportation market was basically stable, and the market freight rates fluctuated. According to Shanghai Airlines Exchange, this week, the export container transportation market in China was basically stable, and different routes were divided due to their different supply and demand fundamentals, and the comprehensive index rose. On December 13th, the comprehensive freight index of Shanghai export containers released by Shanghai Shipping Exchange was 2,384.40 points, up 5.7% from the previous period.Two-way opening-up continues to deepen, and foreign-funded institutions continue to be optimistic about China's capital market. Near the end of the year, many foreign-funded institutions have issued investment strategies for 2025. Foreign-funded institutions generally believe that a series of incremental policies since the end of September are gradually exerting their effects, providing strong support for China's stable economic growth and high-quality development. At the same time, the interconnection of financial markets continues to deepen, and the system of qualified foreign investors continues to be optimized, which also makes foreign investors' interest in investing in China continue to rise. Many foreign-funded institutions such as Goldman Sachs, UBS and Morgan Asset Management continue to be optimistic about the market outlook of China's capital market. Xing Ziqiang, chief economist of Morgan Stanley in China, said that the regulatory authorities are increasingly friendly to foreign investment, and the attention of overseas long-term capital and foreign investors to China is also developing in a positive direction. With the coordinated efforts of reform, it is believed that China's economy and market confidence will continue to stabilize and rebound. (Securities Times)