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The Hang Seng index eased 0.12 percent, or 27.19 points, to 22,253.34 by the break.
And the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.31 percent, or 9.80 points, to 3,195.26 while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, slipped 0.56 percent, or 11.92 points, to 2,112.93.