Hong Kong stocks fall 0.34% HONG Kong shares have closed 0.34 per cent lower, in line with a regional sell-off and ahead of the release of closely watched Chinese economic data. The benchmark Hang Seng Index fell 79.93 points to 23,177.00 on turnover of HK$79.04 billion ($A9.93 billion) on Thursday. Chinese shares closed down 0.66 per cent. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index fell 15.95 points to 2,418.53 on turnover of 109.3 billion yuan ($A17.03 billion).