Hong Kong stocks tumbled in the first few minutes of trade Thursday following further losses on Wall Street fuelled by recovery concerns.
The Hang Seng Index dropped 0.93 per cent or 244 points to 26,076.93.
The Shanghai Composite slipped 0.23 per cent or 8.36 points to 3,666.82, while the Shenzhen Composite Index on China's second exchange eased 0.10 per cent or 2.57 points to 2,490.02.