香港股市周四抛售加深，基准指数有望跌至近四个月低位，因近期经济数据显示全年增长目标触手可及，市场对北京推出激进刺激措施的希望逐渐消退。
Sell-offs in Hong Kong stocks deepened on Thursday, with the benchmark gauge heading for its lowest level in nearly four months, as hopes fade that Beijing would introduce aggressive stimulus measures following recent economic data indicating the annual growth target was within reach.
截至当地时间上午10时50分，恒生指数下跌2.7%至23,007.73点，有望录得自6月30日以来最低收盘价。恒生科技指数下跌4.3%。
The Hang Seng Index sank 2.7 per cent to 23,007.73 as of 10.50am local time, poised for its lowest close since June 30. The Hang Seng Tech Index dropped 4.3 per cent.
内地方面，沪深300指数下滑1.6%，上证综合指数回落1.4%。
On the mainland, the CSI 300 Index slid 1.6 per cent and the Shanghai Composite Index retreated 1.4 per cent.
恒生指数最大成分股构成主要拖累。腾讯控股重挫2.6%，阿里巴巴集团下跌5.3%，此前官方数据显示中国9月零售销售依然疲软。阿里巴巴是《南华早报》的所有者。
The biggest members of the Hang Seng Index provided the major drag. Tencent Holdings slumped 2.6 per cent and Alibaba Group Holding lost 5.3 per cent after official data showed China’s retail sales remained sluggish in September. Alibaba is the owner of the South China Morning Post.
虽然中国第三季度经济增长4.5%，符合政府全年目标的低端，但该数据降低了决策者推出更有力措施提振增长的可能性。中国证监会主席近期的讲话也未达投资者预期，侧重长期市场稳定而非即时救市举措。
While China’s economy grew 4.5 per cent in the third quarter, in line with the low end of the government’s annual goal, the data reduced the possibility that policymakers would roll out more forceful measures to bolster growth. A recent speech by the chief of the China Securities Regulatory Commission also fell short of investors’ expectations, focusing on long-term market stability rather than immediate rescue measures.