Hong Kong and Chinese stocks had their worst week in almost three months, as risk appetite crumbles worldwide.
The Hang Seng Index fell 3.3 per cent in Hong Kong and the CSI300 Index lost 1.3 per cent, as both gauges suffered their biggest weekly declines since November. Technology stocks were the biggest fallers in Hong Kong, including chipmaker SMIC, and internet companies Kuaishou, Baidu and Tencent.
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