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WATER STORAGE FIGURE

MONDAY, JULY 29, 1991

STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 32.5 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 190.251 MILLION CUBIC METRES.

THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 293.564 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 50.1 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT EXCHANGE FUND

MONEY MARKET OPERATIONS

* * * *

CLOSING BALANCE IN THE ACCOUNT ON

EFFECT OF FORWARDS TO BE SETTLED ON

EFFECT OF OPERATIONS THIS MORNING

EFFECT OF OPERATIONS THIS AFTERNOON

* O/N ASSISTANCE TO BE REVERSED -300MN

OTHER FORWARDS

+139MN

DATE

$ MILLION

27.7.91

840

29.7.91

-161 *

TRADE WEIGHTED INDEX 113.6 *+0.1* 29.7.91

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT EXCHANGE FUND

CLOSING YIELDS OF EXCHANGE FUND BILLS

26.7.91

29.7.91

MATURING IN 1 WEEK

6.16 PCT

6.16 PCT

1 MONTH

6.17 PCT

6.15 PCT

3 MONTHS

6.28 PCT

6.22 PCT

6 MONTHS

6.37 PCT

6.30 PCT

12 MONTHS

6.70 PCT

6.67 PCT

TOTAL BILLS TRANSFERRED

5,360 MN

2.780 MN

-139

NEUTRAL