Hong Kong - Hong Kong stocks sank more than 1% on Wednesday morning after the US ramped up its trade war with China by threatening to impose tariffs on a further $200bn of goods.
The Hang Seng Index fell 1.44% or 412.53 points, to 28 269.72.
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