SHANGHAI, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Chinese shares fell on Wednesday as weakness in technology stocks continued to drag on the overall market, with China's market regulator levying new fines against leading technology names.

** At the midday break, the Shanghai Composite index (.SSEC) was down 0.81% at 3,602.74 points.

** China's blue-chip CSI300 index (.CSI300) was down 0.67%, with info tech firms (.CSIINT) down 2.7%, the semiconductor sector (.CSIH30184) down 3.94% and industrial firms (.CSI000910) down 2.39%.

** Weakness in technology firms mirrored global markets, but in a fresh reminder of regulatory overhang in China, the country's top market regulator on Wednesday announced fines against Alibaba, Tencent Holdings Ltd (0700.HK) , and Bilibili Inc (9626.HK) for failing to properly report about a dozen deals. read more

** Real estate shares continued the previous day's rebound, with a sub-index tracking the sector (.CSI000952) up 3.44%.

** Worries over developer China Evergrande Group's (3333.HK) near-term debt obligations saw some relief as the company announced a bondholder meeting to discuss delaying repayment.

** Evergrande shares were down 0.62% at midday.

** Chinese H-shares listed in Hong Kong (.HSCE) fell 1.32% to 8,072.54, while the Hang Seng index (.HSI) was down 0.85% at 23,092.83.

** The Hang Seng Tech index (.HSTECH) succumbed to global weakness affecting the sector, falling 3.54%, as heavyweight Meituan (3690.HK) dropped 9.43%.

** China Mobile Ltd shares gained 3.8% by midday in their Shanghai debut on Wednesday after the company raised 48.7 billion yuan ($7.64 billion) in China's biggest public share offering in a decade. Its Hong Kong shares (0941.HK) rose 5.52%. read more

* The smaller Shenzhen index (.SZSC) was down 1.67%, the start-up board ChiNext Composite index (.CNT) was weaker by 2.77% and Shanghai's tech-focused STAR50 index (.STAR50) was down 2.02%​.

** Around the region, MSCI's Asia ex-Japan stock index (.MIAPJ0000PUS) was weaker by 0.86%, while Japan's Nikkei index (.N25) was up 0.04%.

** The yuan was quoted at 6.3723 per U.S. dollar, unchanged from the previous close.

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