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WATER STORAGE FIGURE

MONDAY, JULY 22, 1991

STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY) AT 29.7 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 174.083 MILLION CUBIC METRES.

CONTAINED

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293.209 MILLION THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 50.0 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.

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

20.7.91

540

22.7.91

+148

-148

NEUTRAL

TRADE WEIGHTED INDEX 113.4 *+0.2 22.7.91

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT EXCHANGE FUND

CLOSING YIELDS OF EXCHANGE FUND BILLS

22.7.91

19.7.91

MATURING IN 1 WEEK

5.91 PCT

5.81 PCT

1 MONTH

6.04 PCT

5.93 PCT

3 MONTHS

6.24 PCT

6.28 PCT

6 MONTHS

6.32 PCT

6.35 PCT

12 MONTHS

6.71 PCT

6.75 PCT

TOTAL BILLS TRANSFERRED

8,775 MN⭑

6,913 MN

* RECORD HIGH