Hong Kong ended slightly higher on Tuesday following the previous day's battering but investors moved uneasily as they fret over the state of the global economy.
The Hang Seng Index rose 0.15% to close at 28 566.91.
The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index sank 1.51% to 2 997.10 and the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, tumbled 2.18% to 1 639.94.