HK shares rise 2 pct as properties, metals rally

HONG KONG, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares rose 2.1 percent on Monday, as properties gained on hopes of better sales, while news that China's Yunnan province would buy 1 million tonnes of base metals lifted metal stocks.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index .HSI unofficially closed 287.75 points higher at 14,175.99.

The China Enterprises Index of top locally listed mainland Chinese firms .HSCE was up nearly 3 percent at 7,422.04.

(Reporting by Jun Ebias; Editing by Anne Marie Roantree)