Hong Kong stocks begin week on positive note   

The Hang Seng Index added 0.23 percent or 67.76 points to close at 29,994.26.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index climbed 1.48 percent, or 45.61 points, to 3,136.64 and the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, jumped 1.85 percent, or 33.11 points, to 1,822.18.