** Shares of Weilong Delicious Global Holdings 9985.HK rise 5.3% to HK$16.76, on course for biggest one-day pct gain since April 8 and snapping two straight sessions of declines
** The Chinese spicy snack food maker, with market capitalisation of HK$38.79 billion ($5 billion), said it has agreed to invest in the construction of a snack-food production base in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
** The fixed assets investment in the production base amounts to 1 billion yuan ($137 million) and the investment will enable it to achieve broader geographical coverage - Co
** Hang Seng Composite Industry Index tracking consumer staples .HSCICS gains 0.6%, Hang Seng Index .HSI rises 2.4%
** Stock up 128.9% YTD
($1 = 7.7587 Hong Kong dollars)
($1 = 7.2985 Chinese yuan renminbi)
(Reporting by Donny Kwok)
((donny.kwok@thomsonreuters.com))
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