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The Hang Seng Index ticked up 9.92 points to 22,456.62 by the break.
But the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.46 percent, or 14.51 points, to 3,140.53 and the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, fell 0.81 percent, or 16.02 points, to 1,959.86.