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WATER STORAGE FIGURE

WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 1931

STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (WEDNESDAY) STOOD AT 30.8 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 180.753 MILLION CUBIC METRES.

THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 294.322 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 50.2 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

23.7.91

540

24.7.91

+72

-72

NEUTRÁL

TRADE WEIGHTED INDEX 113.5 -0.2* 24.7.91

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT EXCHANGE FUND

CLOSING YIELDS OF EXCHANGE FUND BILLS

24.7.91

23.7.91

MATURING IN 1 WEEK

5.89 PCT

5.93 PCT

1 MONTH

6.07 PCT

6.09 PCT

3 MONTHS

6.30 PCT

6.30 PCT

6 MONTHS

6.41 PCT

6.43 PCT

12 MONTHS

6.73 POT

6.75 PCT

TOTAL BILLS TRANSFERRED

1,501 MN

4,812 MN

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