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Starting this year, data on the Exchange Fund are available on a six-monthly basis. At the end of June, the size of Hong Kong's foreign reserves stood at US$53.6 billion.
"We are encouraged by the favourable reception to our move to six-monthly figures on the Exchange Fund," said the Chief Executive of HKMA, Mr Joseph Yam.
"We think it's time we moved to quarterly publication of the size of our external assets to remind the world at more frequent intervals of the strength of our financial position and the success story of Hong Kong."
End/Thursday, November 2, 1995
Investigation results of Vitasoy drinks
In connection with recent complaints involving "off-taste" in Vitasoy products, the Department of Health revealed today (Thursday) that no harmful substance had been found in the analysis of the products concerned.
A spokesman for the department said investigation was conducted immediately following reports by consumers in October that fishy taste was found in a number of packages of the Vitasoy products and a recall by the manufacturer of the relevant batches from the local market.
"Staff of the department had visited the production plant to look into the production process and a total of 41 samples from the batches of products involved were taken," he said.
"Test results from the Government Laboratory indicated absence of heavy metals, preservatives, organic solvents and disinfectants in the samples.
"Bacteriological analysis of the samples by the Department of Health's Institute of Pathology also revealed absence of bacteria.
"There is thus no evidence to suggest that the product would pose health risk to the public."
End/Thursday, November 2, 1995