Oct 28 (Reuters) - China's net gold imports via Hong Kong in September more than doubled from August, Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department data showed on Monday.
The world's top gold consumer imported a net 16.151 metric tons in September, up from 6.245 tons in August, the data showed.
Total gold imports via Hong Kong were up 1.3% at 16.588 metric tons.
(Reporting by Ashitha Shivaprasad in Bengaluru; editing by Jason Neely)
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