Hong Kong stocks close 0.31 pct higher

HONG KONG, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks closed up 94.77 points, or 0.31 percent, to 30,760.41 points on Thursday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 30,589.38 and 30,788.97. Turnover totaled 89.88 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 11.45 billion U.S. dollars).