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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1992

255 VMS RETURN TO VIETNAM

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RETURNED ΤΟ

A GROUP OF 255 VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS TODAY (FRIDAY} VIETNAM UNDER THE UNHCR'S VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION PROGRAMME.

COMPRISING 106 MEN, 64 WOMEN, 44 BOYS AND 41 GIRLS,

THE 90TH BATCH TO GO BACK UNDER THE PROGRAMME.

THEY WERE

THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE THIS GROUP BROUGHT TO 1,714

TO 15,693

,693 THE MIGRANTS WHO HAVE RETURNED VOLUNTARILY THIS YEAR, AND TOTAL NUMBER OF RETURNERS SINCE THE PROGRAMME STARTED IN MARCH 1989.

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT EXCHANGE FUND

MONEY MARKET OPERATIONS

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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

20.2.92

600

21.2.92

+30

-30

NEUTRAL

TRADE WEIGHTED INDEX 111.5 *+0.0* 21.2.92

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT EXCHANGE FUND

EF BILLS

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT BONDS

TERMS

1 WEEK

1 MONTH

YIELD

3.94 PCT

3.97 PCT

TERM

ISSUE

COUPON

PRICE

YIELD

21 MONTHS

2311

6.25

101.24

5.56

24 MONTHS

2402

5.50

99.75

5.71

3 MONTHS

4.07 PCT

6 MONTHS

4.22 POT

12 MONTHS

4.61 PCT

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TOTAL TURNOVER OF BILLS AND BONDS 3,582 MN

CLOSED 21 FEBRUARY 1992