Hong Kong stocks fall by noon, down over 250 points

Hong Kong shares pared some early losses by noon on Friday, while tech shares still weighed down the market.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index dropped 263 points, or 1.06 percent, to 24,533 points by noon. 

The half-day market turnover was HK$150 billion.

The Hang Seng Tech Index decreased 1.75 percent to 4,081 points at noon. 

In the mainland, the Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index slipped 1.14 percent to 3,647 points, and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange Component Index went down 2.22 percent to 11,216 points.

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