擔憂希臘違約，世界股市大跌

Asian and European stock markets fell sharply Monday because of new fears that Greece might soon default on its bailout loans from last Kong's Hang Seng exchange dropped more than 4 percent, and the London, Paris and Frankfurt markets all plunged. Investors moved to sell stocks after the Athens government said Sunday it would not meet its deficit targets either this year or next, and the country's economy would continue to shrink in 2012.

Top financial officials from the 17 European nations that use the euro met in Luxembourg Monday to discuss Greece. But they were not immediately expected to decide whether to give the country a new $11 billion segment from its 2010 bailout so it has enough money to avoid a default later this month.由於擔心希臘可能會很快違約停止償還其去年所獲的救助貸款，亞洲和歐洲股市星期一大幅下挫。香港恆生指數大跌4%以上，倫敦、巴黎和法蘭克福的股市也都出現大幅下跌。在雅典星期天宣佈希臘不是在今年就是在明年無法實現其減赤目標後，投資者紛紛拋售所持股票。

歐元區17個歐盟國家的最高級別財政官員星期一在盧森堡召開會議商討希臘局勢。但預計他們不會立即做出是否給希臘提供2010年達成的110億美元救助計劃的下一筆貸款的決定。只有獲得這筆貸款希臘才能在本月晚些時候避免債務違約。