** Hong Kong shares of New Oriental Education & Technology Group drop as much as 19.3% to HK$57.25, lowest since Jan 24
** Stock on course for biggest one-day pct decline since July 2021; biggest pct loser on Hang Seng Composite Index
** U.S.-listed shares dropped 14% on Wednesday
** China's educational services provider says net profit for third quarter ended in February up 9.8% YoY to $104.7 mln with net revenues up 60.1% YoY and adjusted earnings at 63 cents per share, below analysts' mean expectation of 79 cents each
** Hang Seng Composite Index climbs 0.4% and Hang Seng Index adds 0.6%
** Hong Kong-listed stock rose 11.4% YTD, U.S. stock up 5.2% YTD
(Reporting by Donny Kwok)
((donny.kwok@thomsonreuters.com))
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