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257 VIETNAMESE SENT HOME

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1993

A GROUP OF 257 VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS TODAY (FRIDAY) RETURNED ΤΟ VIETNAM UNDER A VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION PROGRAMME OF THE UNITED NATION HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES.

COMPRISING 74 MEN, 64 WOMEN, 67 BOYS AND 52

GIRLS, THEY WERE

THE 166TH BATCH TO GO BACK UNDER THE PROGRAMME.

THE GROUP BROUGHT TO 6,421 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS WHO HAVE RETURNED VOLUNTARILY THIS YEAR, AND TO 32,733 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF RETURNEES SINCE THE PROGRAMME STARTED IN MARCH 1989.

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT EXCHANGE FUND

MONEY MARKET OPERATIONS

$ MILLION

OPENING BALANCE IN THE ACCOUNT

REVERSAL OF LAF

BALANCE AFTER REVERSAL OF LAF

NET INJECTION/WITHDRAWAL TODAY

EFFECT OF LAF TODAY

CLOSING BALANCE IN THE ACCOUNT

LAF RATE 2.00 BID/4.00 OFFER

1,720

+280

2,000

NIL

NIL

2,000

TWI 112.5 *+0.1* 24.9.93

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT EXCHANGE FUND

EF BILLS

EF NOTES/HONG KONG GOVERNMENT BONDS

TERMS

YIELD

TERM

ISSUE COUPON

PRICE

YIELD

1 WEEK

2.70 PCT

14 MONTHS

2411

4.625

101.31

3.47

I MONTH

2.77 POT

17 MONTHS

2502

4.75

101.46

3.69

3 MONTHS

2.86 PCT

20 MONTHS

2505

3.75

99.73

3.96

6 MONTHS

3.04 PCT

23 MONTHS

2508

4.625

101.08

4.06

12 MONTHS

3.30 PCT

TOTAL TURNOVER OF BILLS AND BONDS

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9,646 MN

CLOSED 24 SEPTEMBER 1993