
The Hang Seng Index fell 0.78 percent, or 178.93 points to 22,775.88.
And the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index dropped 0.23 percent, or 7.08 points, to 3,097.19, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, lost 0.28 percent, or 5.75 points, to 2,046.27.