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FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1992
MAY 30 AND 31
KOWLOON CITY MARKET AT NGA TSIN WAI ROAD SHUI WO STREET, KWUN TONG
DR WU WILL VISIT THE METRIC SCALE COUNTERS IN THE PO ON ROAD AND FA YUEN STREET MARKETS TOMORROW (SATURDAY).
"MEMBERS OF THE JUNIOR POLICE CALL HAVE BEEN INVITED TO MAN THE COUNTERS, AND IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR CONTRIBUTION, THE METRICATION COMMITTEE WILL APPOINT THEM AS METRICATION AMBASSADORS, DR WU SAID.
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"THE METRICATION AMBASSADORS SCHEME IS A NEW SCHEME AIMED ΤΟ ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION OF YOUNGSTERS IN THE PROMOTION OF METRICATION," HE ADDED.
THE METRICATION AMBASSADORS WILL DEMONSTRATE THE USE OF METRIC SCALES AND EXPLAIN METRIC CONVERSIONS TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. METRIC DIALS, FACT SHEETS AND PLATEMATS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED ΤΟ THE PUBLIC AS SOUVENIRS.
ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:
YOUR REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO COVER DR JAMES WU'S VISIT TO THE METRIC SCALE COUNTERS AT PO ON ROAD MARKET, CHEUNG SHA WAN AND FA YUEN STREET MARKET, MONG KOK TOMORROW (SATURDAY) AT 9 AM AND 9.45 AM RESPECTIVELY. GIS OFFICERS WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST.
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT EXCHANGE FUND
MONEY MARKET OPERATIONS
* * * *
DATE
$ MILLION
CLOSING BALANCE IN THE ACCOUNT ON
EFFECT OF FORWARDS TO BE SETTLED ON
EFFECT OF OPERATIONS THIS MORNING
EFFECT OF OPERATIONS THIS AFTERNOON
7.5.92
1,388
8.5.92
-225*
-175
+325**
O/N ASSISTANCE TO BE REVERSED ON 8 MAY -400 MN OTHER FORWARDS TO BE SETTLED
+175 MN
** O/N ASSISTANCE TO BE REVERSED ON 11.5
TRADE WEIGHTED INDEX 112.6 +0.1 8.5.92
HONG KONG