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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1993
317 RETURN TO VIETNAM
A GROUP OF 317 VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS TODAY (FRIDAY) RETURNED TO VIETNAM UNDER A VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION PROGRAMME OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES.
COMPRISING 113 MEN, 91 WOMEN, 57 BOYS AND 56 GIRLS, THEY WERE THE 176TH BATCH TO GO BACK UNDER THE PROGRAMME.
THIS GROUP BROUGHT TO 9,181 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS WHO HAVE RETURNED VOLUNTARILY THIS YEAR, AND TO 35,493 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF RETURNEES SINCE THE PROGRAMME STARTED IN MARCH 1989.
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT EXCHANGE FUND
MONEY MARKET OPERATIONS
* * * *
$MILLION
OPENING BALANCE IN THE ACCOUNT
1,865
REVERSAL OF LAF
+1,135
BALANCE AFTER REVERSAL OF LAF
3,000
NET INJECTION/WITHDRAWAL TODAY
EFFECT OF LAF TODAY
CLOSING BALANCE IN THE ACCOUNT
LAF RATE 2.00 BID/4.00 OFFER
TWI 113.1 *+0.0* 12.11.93
NIL
-1,265
1,735
EF BILLS
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT EXCHANGE FUND
EF NOTES/HONG KONG GOVERNMENT BONDS
TERMS
YIELD
TERM
ISSUE COUPON PRICE
YIELD
1 WEEK
2.43 PCT
12 MONTHS
2411
4.625
101.30
3.34
1 MONTH
2.69 PCT
15 MONTHS
2502
4.75
101.47
3.58
3 MONTHS
2.85 PCT
18 MONTHS
2505
3.75
99.86
3.88
6 MONTHS
2.99 PCT
21 MONTHS
2508
4.625
101.05
4.04
12 MONTHS
3.29 PCT
36 MONTHS
3610
4.20
99.05
4.60
TOTAL TURNOVER OF BILLS AND BONDS 14,393 MN
CLOSED 12 NOVEMBER 1993
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