Hong Kong shares finished 1.42 percent lower on Monday in cautious trade as a raft of Chinese data highlighted a sluggish recovery in the world's second largest economy. The benchmark Hang Seng Index lost 331.41 points to end at 22,989.81 on turnover of HK$59.24 billion ($7.63 billion). Chinese shares closed down 0.22 percent. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index fell 4.91 points to 2,241.92 on turnover of 79.2 billion yuan ($12.9 billion).