Hong Kong stocks gained 51.11 points, or 0.19 percent, to open at 26,953.21 points on Thursday.
Chinese stocks opened mixed on Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.12 percent to open at 2,573.58 points.
The Shenzhen Component Index opened 0.09 percent lower at 7,534.04 points.
The ChiNext Index, China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, was up 0.04 percent to open at 1,267.82 points Thursday.
The ChiNext Index, together with the Shenzhen Component Index and the Shenzhen SME (small and medium-sized enterprises) Board Index, are major indices reflecting the performance of stocks listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.
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