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Hong Kong stocks fell 58.90 points, or 0.31 percent, to close at 19,200.93 on Thursday.
China's stock index futures closed higher Thursday, with the contract for May, the most actively traded, up 1.35 percent from the previous trading day to 2,603.2 points.
The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, rose 6.21 points, or 0.88 percent, to close at 716.17 points on Thursday.
China Postal Express & Logistics Co is seeking 9.98 billion yuan ($1.6 billion) in an initial public offering to keep pace with the domestic delivery market.
Chinese shares closed higher Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 1.39 percent to 2,378.89.
Private lending rates in Wenzhou has fallen by three percentage points to around 22 percent from a year earlier, according to a newly-introduced interest rate monitoring mechanism.
People's Bank of China approved Lishui city in eastern Zhejiang province as a pilot for rural financial reform.
The government must guard against losses in euro assets amid uncertainty in the eurozone as Greeks head to the polls again on June 17.
Some companies in Guangdong province have been given approval by the People's Bank of China to apply for yuan-denominated loans in Hong Kong.
China's stock index futures opened higher on Thursday, with the contract for settlement in May, the most actively traded, up 4.6 points, to open at 2,573.
The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, opened at 709.50 points on Thursday, down 0.46 points from the previous close.
Chinese stocks opened slightly higher Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index inched up 0.04 percent to open at 2,347.18.
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