Hong Kong stocks plunge

Hong Kong stocks plunge

HONG KONG, China - Hong Kong Stock Exchange officials check share prices Jan. 5 after the key Hang Seng Index took the second deepest plunge on record amid fears of a U.S. Federal Reserve Board interest rate rise.

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