Hong Kong shares lead Asia lower as big markets Tokyo and Shanghai are closed for holidays

An electronic screen displays the Hang Seng Index in the Central district of Hong Kong, China Monday, Sept 20, 2021. Growing investor angst on China's real estate crackdown rippled through markets, pummeling Hong Kong developers and adding pressure on Beijing authorities to stop financial contagion from destabilising the economy. - Bloomberg

HONG KONG, Sept 20 (AP): Shares fell nearly 4% in Hong Kong on Monday in holiday-thinned trading in Asia, with other big markets in Tokyo and Shanghai were closed for holidays.

Other regional benchmarks also fell after Wall Street wrapped up last week with another decline.