HONG KONG, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Hong Kong stocks edged up on Thursday as a rally in local developers helped the benchmark hold to gains for a seventh successive session.
The benchmark Hang Seng Index <.HSI> rose 0.12 percent to 23,786.3. The China Enterprises Index <.HSCE> slipped 0.09 percent as shares of locally listed mainland companies were weighed down by a weak mainland market. (Editing by Chris Lewis) (vikram.subhedar@thomsonreuters.com; +852 2843 6975; Reuters Messaging: vikram.subhedar.reuters.com@reuters.net))