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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1992

EARLY WELFARE PAYMENT

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RECIPIENTS OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND SPECIAL

WHO HOLD CASH ORDER BOOK COUPONS MAY

RECEIVE

NEEDS

ALLOWANCE THEIR WELFARE PAYMENT

EARLIER IF THEIR PAY-DAY FALL ON THE PUBLIC HOLIDAYS THIS WEEK.

TODAY (MONDAY)

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT SAID PAYMENT SCHEDULED ON SEPTEMBER 12 AND 13 WOULD BE ADVANCED TO SEPTEMBER 10 AND 11 RESPECTIVELY.

ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR RECIPIENTS ΤΟ COLLECT THEIR WELFARE PAYMENT AT THE DESIGNATED POST OFFICES AND TREASURY SUB-OFFICES, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

WATER STORAGE FIGURE

STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 85.3 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 499.610 MILLION CUBIC METRES.

THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 258.417 CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 44.1 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.

MILLION

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT EXCHANGE FUND

MONEY MARKET OPERATIONS

$ MILLION

OPENING BALANCE IN THE ACCOUNT

1,500

REVERSAL OF LAF

NIL

BALANCE AFTER REVERSAL OF LAF

1,500

NET INJECTION/WITHDRAWAL TODAY

EFFECT OF LAF TODAY

CLOSING BALANCE IN THE ACCOUNT

LAF RATE 2.00 BID/4.00 OFFER

TWI 108.8 *+0.0*

NIL

NIL

1,500

7.9.92

HONG KONG