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HONG KONG, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks closed down 221.32 points, or 0.84 percent, to 26,048.72 points on Thursday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 25,977.67 and 26,288.24. Turnover totaled 78.41 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 10.00 billion U.S. dollars).