SHANGHAI, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares finished lower on Friday, dragged down by tech heavyweights, as a potential default by developer Evergrande and restrictions globally to contain the spread of the Omicron variant tempered investor optimism about economic recovery.

** The Hang Seng index was down 1.1% at 23,995.72, while the China Enterprises Index lost 0.9% to 8,578.33 points.

** For the week, the Hang Seng index edged 1% higher while the China Enterprises Index added 1.5%.

** The Hang Seng Tech Index lost 1.1%, with internet giants Alibaba Group, Tencent Holdings and Meituan down between 1.6% and 2%.

** "If we still want to invest in internet shares, we have to see a clear turning point of policy," said Jie Lu, Head of Investments China, Robeco Private Fund Management in Shanghai. "It's hard to judge the valuation without seeing the bottom of regulatory risks."

** Real-estate giant China Evergrande Group retreated 1.7% after ratings agency Fitch downgraded the company and Kaisa Group due to non-payment of offshore bonds. A source said Kaisa had started work on restructuring its $12 billion offshore debt.

** "The defaults of Evergrande and Kaisa move us to the second step of this China Property downturn, with systemic risk being gradually replaced by idiosyncratic risk," said Robin Usson, credit analyst at Federated Hermes.

** The pandemic could turn out far more costly than estimated, but central banks do not have the space to keep monetary policy loose and interest rates low as inflationary pressures build, the IMF's Gita Gopinath said in Geneva.

** Mainland developers listed in Hong Kong slipped 1.1%.

** Healthcare shares dropped 2.7%, with Wuxi Biologics slumping more than 4% and dragging the Hang Seng Index down nearly 30 points.

** Consumer discretionary declined 1.5%. (Reporting by the Shanghai Newsroom; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips)