China, Hong Kong stocks rise on tech boost; STAR board extends rally <!-- no image --> <div>China and Hong Kong stocks firmed on Thursday morning, bolstered by technology shares, even as investors cheered potential progress in Sino-U.S. trade talks.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=I4fkxVNktww:M5PxRYJZBTs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=I4fkxVNktww:M5PxRYJZBTs:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=I4fkxVNktww:M5PxRYJZBTs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=I4fkxVNktww:M5PxRYJZBTs:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=I4fkxVNktww:M5PxRYJZBTs:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/UKBankingFinancial/~4/I4fkxVNktww" height="1" width="1" alt=""></div> Posted by Reuters