(Bloomberg) -- If September brought a glimmer of hope that Hong Kong’s battered economy was stabilizing, early data from last month offer a reality check. A purchasing managers’ index slumped to a fresh record low, while small-business confidence and property transactions also edged down. More pain may be in store: Unrest this week has become so severe that a top police official on Tuesday warned that Hong Kong’s society “has been pushed to the brink of a total breakdown.”