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WATER STORAGE FIGURE

MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1991

STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 31.7 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 185.995 MILLION CUBIC METRES.

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THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 200.418 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 34.2 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

DATE

$ MILLION

21.12.91

500

23.12.91

+30

-30

NEUTRAL

EFFECT OF OPERATIONS THIS AFTERNOON

TRADE WEIGHTED INDEX 109.6 -0.2* 23.12.91

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT EXCHANGE FUND

EF BILLS

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT BONDS

TERMS

YIELD

TERM

ISSUR

1 WEEK

1 MONTH

3.93 PCT

23 MONTHS 2311

COUPON

6.25

PRICE

YIELD

102.08

5.16

3.81 PCT

3 MONTHS

3.78 PCT

6 MONTHS 3.85 PCT

12 MONTHS 4.26 PCT

TOTAL TURNOVER OF BILLS AND BONDS

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3,929 MN

CLOSED 23 DECEMBER 1991