A MAN WALKS PAST A PANEL DISPLAYING CLOSING STOCKS INDEX IN HONG KONG, 2002-07-22 (photo)

A man walks past a panel displaying the closing benchmark Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong July 22, 2002. Hong Kong's share index ended at a nine month low on Monday, with technology, media and telecom stocks among the hardest hit after U.S. telecoms giant WorldCom Inc filed for bankruptcy protection. The Hang Seng Index ended down 2.08 percent or 215.21 points at 10,110.25, partially recovering from a 2.4 percent drop, a level not seen since late October last year, as it found some support above the psychologically important 10,000 level. REUTERS/Bobby Yip BY/CP