HONG KONG, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- Gold price in Hong Kong rose 219 HK dollars to close at 7,975 HK dollars per tael on Wednesday, according to the Bank of China (Hong Kong).

    The price is equivalent to 864.40 U.S. dollars a troy ounce, up 23.79 U.S. dollars at Wednesday's exchange rate of one U.S. dollar against 7.7445 HK dollars.