HONG KONG, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) - Hong Kong stocks closed up 40.50 points, or 0.15 percent, to 27,884.21 points on Wednesday.

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The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 27,775.98 and 27,970.76. Turnover totaled 94.42 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 12.12 billion US dollars).