At the Hong Kong open on Thursday July 16, the Hang Seng Index rose 143.92
points (0.58%) to 24,825.02; the Hang Seng TECH Index gained 7.02 points (0.15%)
to 4,747.51; the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index added 50.18 points (0.61%) to
8,234.56; the Red Chip Index rose 9.44 points (0.24%) to 3,953.98.