Hang Seng adds 0.80% (Il Sole 24 Ore Radiocor) - Hong Kong , 19 Aug - Hong Kong shares closed higher, with tech stocks leading the way, amid investor expectations US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell would lay the ground for a US interest rate cut in a speech later this week at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium.

The Hang Seng index added 0.80% to end the session at 17,569.57 points.

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