HONG KONG: Hong Kong slipped 1.20 percent on Tuesday morning as a pro-democracy demonstration that has shut down sections of the financial hub moved into a third day.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index fell 278.55 points to 22,950.66 by the break on turnover of HK$40.56 billion ($5.23 billion).

Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2014