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HONG KONG, Oct 17, (APP/AFP) – Hong Kong shares slipped in the opening minutes of trade Monday as profit-takers moved on following a rally at the end of last week. The Hang Seng Index fell 0.30 percent, or 68.77 points, to 23,164.54. But in Shanghai, the benchmark composite index was flat, edging up 0.88 points to 3,064.69, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China’s second exchange, added 0.10 percent, or 2.14 points, to 2,048.88.