Hong Kong shares finished 2015 with a gain Thursday but down more than seven percent from a year ago, having been hammered in the summer by China worries while energy firms sank with oil prices.
Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng Index added 0.18 per cent, or 39.42 points, to 21,921.57 as traders finished early for the new year break.
Chinese markets finished in mostly negative territory with the main Shanghai Composite index closing down 0.9 percent on the day at 3,540. The Shenzhen Composite was down 1.8 percent on the day.
The yuan traded near flat at 6.492 against the dollar.
Chinese energy plays closed lower with Hong Kong-listed shares of CNOOC, PetroChina, and Sinopec Corp down between 0.64 and 1.6.
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