Hong Kong stocks opened lower on Friday, partly dragged down by tech giants.
The benchmark Hang Seng Index dropped 177 points, or 0.7 percent, to 25,219.
The Hang Seng Tech Index was down by 0.6 percent to 4,763 points.
Tech shares JD.com (9618) dived 6.5 percent after posting a decline in interim profit, marking the worst performer among blue chips at open, while Meituan (3690) went down 1.4 percent.
Alibaba (9988) and Tencent (0700) opened 1.3 percent and 1.1 percent lower, respectively.
Lenovo also retreated from an all-time high by 4.2 percent in morning trading.
In contrast, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Cooperation (0981) advanced the most among HSI constituents by 4.7 percent on surging second-quarter profit, while its peer Hua Hong Grace Semiconductor (1347) was flat at the open.
