HONG KONG, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- The gold price in Hong Kong went up 12 HK dollars to open at 15,910 HK dollars per tael on Monday, according to the Chinese Gold and Silver Exchange Society.

The price is equivalent to 1,716.38 U.S. dollars a troy ounce, up 1.29 U.S. dollars at the latest exchange rate of 1 U.S. dollar against 7.781 HK dollars.