Hong Kong stocks close 1.59% higher

HONG KONG, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks rose 220.60 points, or 1.59 percent, to close at 14,108.84 on Monday.

Turnover rose to 43.93 billion HK dollars (5.68 billion U.S. dollars) from Friday's 42.37 billion HK dollars (5.47 billion U.S. dollars).