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1996 edition of HK Annual Digest of Statistics published

The 1996 edition of the Hong Kong Annual Digest of Statistics, published by the Census and Statistics Department, is now on sale.

The report contains statistics on a wide range of topics including population; births and deaths; labour; external trade and inward investment; industrial production; distributive trades; food supplies; transport services; building and construction; communications and tourism; public accounts; money and finance; prices; housing; education; medical and health; social welfare; law and order; culture, entertainment and recreation; the environment; climate and geography; and national accounts.

There are altogether 269 tables in 18 sections. Most of the data are presented for seven years, spanning over a period of ten years.

The report is on sale at $50 per copy at the Government Publications Centre located at Queensway Government Offices, Low Block, ground floor, 66 Queensway. It can also be purchased at the Publications Unit of the Census and Statistics Department, 19th floor, Wanchai Tower, 12 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong.

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For enquiries about the contents of the report, please call 2582 4068 or 2582

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Hong Kong Monetary Authority Interbank liquidity

Aggregate time balance of settlement accounts

Opening aggregate balance

2097 mn

0930 hr

19928 mn

Closing aggregate balance

804 mn

1000 hr

20442 mn

Change attributable to:

1100 hr

26977 mn

Money market activity

-5028 mn

1200 hr

32603 mn

Laf reversal

Laf today

+3743 mn -8 mn

1500 hr

36228 mn

1600 hr

41458 mn

LAF RATE 4.00% BID/6.00% OFFER TWI 124.9 *-0.1* 11.12.96

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