HONG KONG—The turmoil in Chinese stocks is hurting investor appetite for initial public offerings in Hong Kong, the world’s top venue for listings this year.

Hong Kong Airlines International Holdings Ltd., a domestic short-haul carrier whose destinations include Phuket, Thailand, and Bali, Indonesia, from Hong Kong, called off its planned listing indefinitely on Monday, according to a person with direct knowledge of the deal. Meanwhile, long-anticipated IPOs by a Chinese investment bank and a debt-clearing agency are likely...