Hong Kong Stocks Fall More Than 1 Per Cent in Early Afternoon as Hang Seng Index Stands at 23,883, Down 303 Points

Hong Kong stocks fell more than 1 per cent in early afternoon trading, with the Hang Seng Index earlier standing at 23,883, down 303 points, or 1.26 per cent. The tech index stood at 4,042, down 65 points, or 1.6 per cent.