Hong Kong stocks opened lower on Thursday, as investors boosted the bet on a December rate hike amid hotter-than-expected inflation.
The benchmark Hang Seng Index dropped 195 points, or 0.8 percent, to 24,119 points.
The tech gauge fell 2.21 percent to 4,082 points.
Notably, Lenovo (0992) declined the sharpest among blue chips, down 7.6 percent, followed by CATL (3750), which fell 7 percent.
Chipmakers also weighted down the market. Hua Hong Grace Semiconductor (1347) retreated 5.6 percent, and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Cooperation (0981) slid 3.3 percent.
Tech giants broadly slipped. Tencent (0700) and Alibaba (9988) decreased nearly 2 percent.
