Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index fell 110.88 points, or 0.46 percent, to open at 24,109 points on Friday.

Shares of CK Hutchison were down 2.45 percent in early trading after the company reported an 11 percent drop in underlying profit for 2024.

CK Hutchison announced plans to offload its global ports business outside China - including operations in the Panama Canal - this month to a group led by giant asset manager BlackRock for US$19 billion in cash. (Agencies)