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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 1993
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT HAS AGREED THAT FROM 1994, ITS MEMBER STATES MUST CONTROL THE TRANSFER OF PERSONAL DATA TO COUNTRIES LACKING ADEQUATE LEGAL PROTECTION ON ITS USE. IF HONG KONG DOES NOT INTRODUCE THE NECESSARY LEGISLATION, THE TERRITORY'S STATUS AS AN INTERNATIONAL TRADING CENTRE COULD BE AFFECTED.
THE SUB-COMMITTEE IS INVITING PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSALS BEFORE FINALISING ITS RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE LAW REFORM COMMISSION. WRITTEN COMMENTS SHOULD BE SENT BY JUNE 16 THIS YEAR ΤΟ MR MARK BERTHOLD, SECRETARY OF THE SUB-COMMITTEE ON PRIVACY OF THE LAW REFORM COMMISSION, FIRST FLOOR, QUEENSWAY GOVERNMENT OFFICES, HIGH CENTRAL.
BLOCK,
ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PRIVACY SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE COMMISSION, MR JUSTICE MORTIMER, WILL BE AVAILABLE PROPOSED RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE NEWS MEDIA AT 3 PM TODAY ON THE FOURTH FLOOR, QUEENSWAY GOVERNMENT OFFICES, CENTRAL. COPIES OF THE REPORT AND THE SUMMARY HAVE BEEN COLLECTION.
LAW
REFORM EXPLAIN THE (WEDNESDAY) HIGH BLOCK,
BOXED FOR
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT EXCHANGE FUND
MONEY MARKET OPERATIONS
$ MILLION
OPENING BALANCE IN THE ACCOUNT
1,340
REVERSAL OF LAF
+810
BALANCE AFTER REVERSAL OF LAF
2,150
NET INJECTION/WITHDRAWAL TODAY
EFFECT OF LAF TODAY
CLOSING BALANCE IN THE ACCOUNT
LAF RATE 2.00 BID/4.00 OFFER
TWI 113.9 -0.2*
NIL
-720
1,430
17.3.93
HONG KONG