SHANGHAI, Sept 12 (Reuters) -

Chinese and Hong Kong stocks closed lower on Tuesday, despite recent data showing signs of stabilisation in the world's second-largest economy, with traders awaiting more clues on recovery and policy measures.

** China's blue-chip CSI 300 Index and the Shanghai Composite Index both ended the session down 0.2%.

** Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index dropped 0.4% and the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index declined 0.6%.

** Data on Monday showed new bank lending in China nearly quadrupled in August from July, beating expectations. On Saturday, data showed easing deflation pressures amid signs of stabilisation in the economy.

** "The continuing improvement in economic indicators would gradually repair negative investor sentiment," said analysts at Sinolink Securities.

** However, they said the market will remain in range-bound performance in the near term given the still weak economic and liquidity situation.

** Ting Lu, chief China economist at Nomura said the economy might face new headwinds and has yet to stabilise, and Beijing may need to introduce more aggressive easing measures to ensure a real recovery.

** In mainland markets, shares in consumer discretionary and automobiles climbed 0.8% and 0.7% respectively, while real estate developers and semiconductor makers were down roughly 1% each.

** China's largest private property developer Country Garden jumped nearly 4%, after sources said the developer has won approval from its creditors to extend the repayments on six onshore bonds by three years.

** Goldman Sachs said it expects Chinese equity to stage a tradable recovery towards its MSCI China index target of 67 in the remaining months of 2023, which means 10% implied returns, citing easing policy measures, early signs of cyclical stabilisation and supportive market technicals. (Reporting by Shanghai Newsroom; Editing by Varun H K)