Hong Kong stocks close 1.6% higher GMT 12:47 2013 Thursday, 04 July Last Updated: 09:07:40 GMT Hong Kong - XINHUA Hong Kong stocks closed up 321.36 points, or 1.6 percent, at 20,468.67 on Thursday. Turnover totaled 48.37 billion HK dollars (1 U.S. dollar equals 7.76 HK dollars).