The Hang Seng Index inched up 3.61 points to 30,316.98.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index gave up 0.25 percent, or 7.74 points, to 3,093.12 and the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, eased 0.21 percent, or 3.78 points, to 1,789.11.