The Hang Seng Index shed 0.75 percent, or 245.18 points, to end at 32,642.09.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.97 percent, or 33.85 points, to 3,446.98 and the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, dropped 3.02 percent, or 56.76 points, to 1,821.06.