An aerial view shows high-rise buildings in the Central district of Hong Kong on September 16, 2026. Hong Kong's government unveiled plans to significantly boost investment on innovation and technology as it aims to align the financial hub with mainland China's development goals. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP via Getty Images)

A man crosses a street in Hong Kong on September 16, 2026. Hong Kong's government unveiled plans to significantly boost investment on innovation and technology as it aims to align the financial hub with mainland China's development goals. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP via Getty Images)

The Hong Kong (R) and China (L) flags flutter in the wind outside the Central Government Offices chamber in Hong Kong on September 16, 2026. Hong Kong's government unveiled plans to significantly boost investment on innovation and technology as it aims to align the financial hub with mainland China's development goals. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP via Getty Images)

An aerial view shows the skyline of Hong Kong and Kowloon seen from Central district on September 16, 2026. Hong Kong's government unveiled plans to significantly boost investment on innovation and technology as it aims to align the financial hub with mainland China's development goals. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP via Getty Images)

Pedestrians cross a street in Central Hong Kong on September 16, 2026. Hong Kong's government unveiled plans to significantly boost investment on innovation and technology as it aims to align the financial hub with mainland China's development goals. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP via Getty Images)

French Republican Security Corps (CRS - Compagnies Republicaines de Securite) police officers intervene as French fishermen block the access of the oil depot of Frontignan, near Sete, south of France, on September 16, 2026 during a a protest aimed at drawing the government's attention to rising fuel prices and the deterioration in their working conditions. (Photo by Gabriel BOUYS / AFP via Getty Images)

A protester throws a flare as French fishermen block the access of the oil depot of Frontignan, near Sete, south of France, on September 16, 2026 during a a protest aimed at drawing the government's attention to rising fuel prices and the deterioration in their working conditions. (Photo by Gabriel BOUYS / AFP via Getty Images)

A protester throws a flare as French fishermen block the access of the oil depot of Frontignan, near Sete, south of France, on September 16, 2026 during a a protest aimed at drawing the government's attention to rising fuel prices and the deterioration in their working conditions. (Photo by Gabriel BOUYS / AFP via Getty Images)