* HSI -0.1%, HSCE -0.2%, CSI300 +0.1% * U.S. Senate passes sweeping bill to address China tech threat * China May PPI +9% y/y, fastest pace in over 12 years BEIJING, June 9 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares closed lower on Wednesday, dragged by tech firms after U.S. Senator passed a package of laws aimed at boosting its ability to take on Chinese technology. ** The Hang Seng index ended down 38.75 points or 0.13% at 28,742.63. The Hang Seng China Enterprises index fell 0.23% to 10,704.75. ** The IT sector dipped 0.48%, the financial sector ended 0.45% lower, while the sub-index of the Hang Seng tracking energy shares rose 2.1% and the property sector added 0.93%. ** The biggest loser on the Hang Seng was Alibaba Health Information Technology Ltd, which fell 2.48%. ** China’s main Shanghai Composite index closed up 0.32% at 3,591.40, while the blue-chip CSI300 index ended up 0.08%. ** The U.S. Senate voted 68-32 on Tuesday to approve a sweeping package of legislation intended to boost the country’s ability to compete with Chinese technology. ** The Chinese foreign ministry on Wednesday urged the United States to stop promoting such laws and to stop depicting China as a threat. ** China’s factory gate prices rose at their fastest annual pace in over 12 years in May, driven by surging commodity prices, adding to global price pressures at a time when policymakers are trying to revitalise growth following the COVID-19-induced slump. ** Around the region, MSCI’s Asia ex-Japan stock index was weaker by 0.35%, while Japan’s Nikkei index closed down 0.35%. ** The yuan was quoted at 6.3924 per U.S. dollar at 0816 GMT, up 0.13%. (Reporting by Beijing Newsroom; editing by Uttaresh.V) Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.