HONG KONG, Aug 12 — Hong Kong shares closed with healthy gains today, with airlines boosted by a report saying transfer flights through the city to China could resume soon.

The Hang Seng Index added 1.42 per cent, or 353.34 points, to 25,244.02.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index eased 0.63 per cent, or 21.02 points, to 3,319.27, while the Shenzhen Composite Index on China’s second exchange lost 1.26 per cent, or 28.34 points, to 2,215.11. — AFP