hong kong stocks slipped on thursday as a warning about the strength of the chinese economy by premier li keqiang overshadowed minutes indicating a less hawkish federal reserve the hang seng index eased 027 percent or 5507 points to 2011620 the shanghai composite index gained 050 percent or 1564 points to 312311 while the shenzhen composite index on chinas second exchange put on 053 percent or 1025 points to 195513