China regulator: insurers eligible for HK Stock Connect stocks may invest in HK Stock Connect ETFs

The clarification removes a regulatory grey area rather than creating a new permission, which matters because insurers previously had to read ETF eligibility into stock-connect rules. It affects mainland insurers and their asset managers weighing Hong Kong exposure through pooled vehicles instead of single names. The open question is whether this formal parity nudges allocation behaviour or simply ratifies existing practice.