Hong Kong stocks closed lower on Thursday, amid persistent worries over political protests and Sino-US trade tensions. The Hang Seng index fell 0.8% to 26,048.72, while the China Enterprises Index lost 0.5% to 10,122.90. Hong Kong banks published full-page newspaper ads calling for law and order in the Chinese-ruled city and international jewellers sought the rescheduling of a huge trade fair as weeks of pro-democracy protests showed no sign of letup on Thursday.

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