A post by @FirstSquawk on X.

Hong Kong residents report lower self-assessed investment knowledge than their foreign peers yet trade and invest more actively, according to SCMP findings relayed by First Squawk. The gap between perceived and actual expertise suggests confidence, not competence, is the binding constraint on participation in the territory's retail investment market. The result matters for brokers, asset managers and platforms targeting Hong Kong clients, since education-led marketing may unlock activity among the under-confident. Watch for follow-up detail on which products and channels drive the activity gap, and whether regulators or firms respond with investor-education initiatives.