
The Hang Seng index fell 0.86 percent, or 196.61 points, to 22,642.50.
The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index was flat, edging down 1.88 points to 3,169.40, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, inched up 0.01 percent, or 0.15 points, to 2,097.04.