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STATEMENT 10
STATEMENT OF PUBLIC DEBT AND SINKING FUNDS AS AT 31ST MARCH, 1976
Authority
Amount Outstanding
Sinking Funds at Market Value on
31.3.76
Asian Develop- ment Bank Loan
Loans (Asian
Development
Bank) Ordinance, Chapter 271 of
the Laws of Hong Kong
US$ ¥
2,110,232.46 2,786,171,114.00 Lux. Fr. 81,813,131.00 A.Sh. 41,175,694.05 K.D.
Hong Kong
Government 34% (Rehabili- tation) Loan
115,519.145
C.S
181,999.28
S.A.R.
183,399.31
D.FL.
5,389,647.59
HK$ D.M.
85,479.95 182,028.12
Hong Kong
(Rehabilitation) Loan Ordinance, Chapter 76 of the Laws of Hong Kong
HK$45,889,000.00
Hong Kong
Government 61% Bonds, 1980
Lloyds Bank
International Limited Loan
Loans (Government
Bonds) Ordin-
ance, 1975 of the Laws of Hong Kong
Loans Ordinance,
HK$250,000,000.00
US$3,159,750.00
1975 of the Laws of Hong Kong
United Kingdom
Government Loan for Kai Tak Airport
Development
Secretary of State's
Savingram
No. 1166 of 24.7.54
Remarks
In accordance with the first schedule to the Ordinance the Government may borrow from the Asian Development Bank an amount in various currencies equivalent to US$21,500,000 for the purpose of a project involving the construction of seawater desalting works to be located near Castle Peak in the New Territories. The terms of the loan provide for a commitment charge of 1% per annum on the unwithdrawn amount of the Loan and interest of 74% per annum on the amount withdrawn from the Loan Account and outstanding from time to time. These charges are payable on 1st January and 1st July. The loan is repayable by twenty equal half-yearly instalments commencing 1st January, 1976. The amount outstanding at 31st March, 1976 is equivalent to HK$91,552,217,78 arrived at as undernoted:
Currency
U.S. Dollar
Japanese Yen
Luxembourg Franc (Financial)
Austrian Schilling
Kuwaiti Dinar
Amount
US$ 2,110,232.46 ¥ 2,786,171,114.00 Lux.Fr. 81,813,131.00
41,175,694.05
115,519.145
Exchange Rates
US$1-$4.93
¥1,000-$16.54 Lux.Fr. 100-$12.7 A.Sh. 100-$27.15 K.D. 1-$16.8 C.$1=$5.033
Hong Kong Dollars equivalent
10,403,446.03
46,083,270.23
10,390,267.64
A.Sh.
11,179,200.93
K.D.
1,940,721.64
Canadian Dollar
C.$
181,999.28
916,002,38
Saudi Arabian Riyal
Dutch Florin
S.A.R. D.FL.
183,399.31
Hong Kong Dollar
HKS
Deutsche Mark
D.M.
5,389,647.59 85,479.95 182,028.12
S.A.R. 1=51.4 D.FL. 100 $184.45
256,759.03
9,941,204.98
85,479.95
D.M.100 $195.5
355,864.97
HK$91,552,217,78
HK$35,343,391.04 The Ordinance provides for the raising of $150 million of which $50 million has so far been raised. The loan is repayable not earlier than 1973 and not later than 1978. Provision is made for contributions to a Sinking Fund at not less than 1% per annum. In January, 1971 the Crown Agents reported that the value of the Sinking Fund was then accumulating at a rate which would enable the loan to be redeemed without any further contributions. And on 18th May, 1971 the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs gave his approval to the suspension of payment of contributions to the Sinking Fund subject to proviso (b) of Section 7(5) of the Ordinance. Contributions were suspended for the financial years 1971/72, 1972/73, 1973/74 and 1974/75 but were recommenced during the year 1975/76. Interest is payable on the 15th January and 15th July each year, Bonds to the value of $4,111,000 have been purchased by Government for cancellation.
A Resolution by the Legislative Council dated 13th August, 1975 under Section 3 of the Ordinance provides for the issue of these bonds
which are repayable at par on 24th November, 1980. Interest is payable on 24th May and 24th November each year.
A Resolution of the Legislative Council dated 18th June, 1975 under Section 3(1) of the Ordinance authorised this loan; it is repayable in five consecutive equal annual tranches commencing on 20th August, 1976. Interest on the outstanding balance of the loan is payable semi-annually in arrears at various rates as undernoted:
Tranche No.
1
2
3
4
5
Rate of Interest
9 15/16% p.a.
101% p.a.
101% p.a.
107% p.a.
111% p.a.
The first interest payment was made on 20th February, 1976.
The loan of £3,000,000 free of interest was repayable in fifteen annual instalments of £200,000 each, commencing 1st October, 1961. The
final instalment was paid on 1st October, 1975.
Note:
Under an agreement entered into on 2nd October, 1975 and authorised by Resolution of the Legislative Council on 1st October, 1975 under Section 3(1) of the Loans Ordinance, 1975 a loan facility in the sum of US$60,000,000 has been made available to Government by a Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank consortium for a period of five years commencing from 2nd October, 1975. There was no drawdown of this facility during the year ended 31st March, 1976. The terms of the agreement provide for a commitment charge of 1% per annum on the unwithdrawn amount of the loan and interest of 14% per annum above the London Inter-bank offered rate (LIBOR) on the amount withdrawn for the period selected for 36 months from the date of acceptance on 2nd October, 1975 and 18% per annum above the LIBÓR thereafter. The interest will be payable six monthly in arrears.
un ziju Otioder, 1975 anu 18 % per annum above the Libur mercanter, ine interest wit vc payauIT SIX Mummy in aliçais.