Hong Kong stocks fell to near 25,000 points by noon on Friday.
The benchmark Hang Seng Index dipped by 205 points or 0.8 percent, to 25,047 points at noon.
The half-day market turnover was HK$149.8 billion.
The Hang Seng Tech Index was down by 1.2 percent to 4,913 points at noon.
In the mainland, the Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index was up by 0.4 percent to 4,075 points and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange Component Index went down by 0.2 percent to 15,623 points at the midday close.
