HONG KONG, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks plunged 595.38 points, or 3.16 percent, to 18,228.79 on Thursday shortly after opening tracking losses on U.S. markets.
Heavyweight HSBC edged down 2.86 percent to 61.1 HK dollars, and China Mobile lost 1.94 percent at 78.25 HK dollars. (1 U.S. dollar equals 7.795 HK dollars)