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HONG KONG, Jan 28 AFP
January 28 2013, 7:36PM
Hong Kong shares have ended 0.39 per cent higher as dealers tracked a strong performance in China.
The benchmark Hang Seng Index rose 91.45 points on Monday to 23,671.88 on turnover of HK$67.50 billion ($A8.37 billion).
Chinese shares closed up 2.41 per cent. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index jumped 55.21 points to 2,346.51 on turnover of 116.9 billion yuan ($A18.06 billion).