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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1993

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269 VM'S RETURNED HOME TODAY

A GROUP OF 269 VITENAMESE MIGRANTS TODAY (FRIDAY) RETURNED TO VIETNAM UNDER THE UNHCR'S VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION PROGRAMME.

COMPRISING 75 MEN, 84 WOMEN, 59 BOYS AND 51 GIRLS,

THE 169TH BATCH TO GO BACK UNDER THE PROGRAMME.

THEY WERE

THIS GROUP BROUGHT TO 7, 108 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS WHO HAVE RETURNED VOLUNTARILY THIS YEAR, AND то 33,420 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF RETURNEES SINCE THE PROGRAMME STARTED IN MARCH 1989.

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HONG KONG GOVERNMENT EXCHANGE FUND

MONEY MARKET OPERATIONS

* * * * *

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 TWI 112.3 +0.0* 8.10.93

MILLION

1,970

+30

2,000

NIL

+800

2,800

EF BILLS

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT EXCHANGE FUND

EF NOTES/HONG KONG GOVERNMENT BONDS

TERMS

YIELD

TERM

ISSUE

COUPON

PRICE

YIELD

1 WEEK

2.41 PCT

13 MONTHS 2411

4.625

101.53 3.22

1 MONTH

3 MONTHS

6 MONTHS 2.83 PCT

12 MONTHS 3.16 PCT

2.51 PCT

16 MONTHS 2502

4.75

101.81

3.39

2.64 PCT

19 MONTHS 2505

4.75

100.16

3.68

22 MONTHS 2508

4.625

101.55

3.78

TOTAL TURNOVER OF BILLS AND BONDS

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29,908 MN

CLOSED 8 OCTOBER 1993