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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1993

317 RETURN TO VIETNAM

A GROUP OF 317 VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS TODAY (FRIDAY) RETURNED TO VIETNAM UNDER A VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION PROGRAMME OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES.

COMPRISING 113 MEN, 91 WOMEN, 57 BOYS AND 56 GIRLS, THEY WERE THE 176TH BATCH TO GO BACK UNDER THE PROGRAMME.

THIS GROUP BROUGHT TO 9,181 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS WHO HAVE RETURNED VOLUNTARILY THIS YEAR, AND TO 35,493 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

1,865

REVERSAL OF LAF

+1,135

BALANCE AFTER REVERSAL OF LAF

3,000

NET INJECTION/WITHDRAWAL TODAY

EFFECT OF LAF TODAY

CLOSING BALANCE IN THE ACCOUNT

LAF RATE 2.00 BID/4.00 OFFER

TWI 113.1 *+0.0* 12.11.93

NIL

-1,265

1,735

EF BILLS

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT EXCHANGE FUND

EF NOTES/HONG KONG GOVERNMENT BONDS

TERMS

YIELD

TERM

ISSUE COUPON PRICE

YIELD

1 WEEK

2.43 PCT

12 MONTHS

2411

4.625

101.30

3.34

1 MONTH

2.69 PCT

15 MONTHS

2502

4.75

101.47

3.58

3 MONTHS

2.85 PCT

18 MONTHS

2505

3.75

99.86

3.88

6 MONTHS

2.99 PCT

21 MONTHS

2508

4.625

101.05

4.04

12 MONTHS

3.29 PCT

36 MONTHS

3610

4.20

99.05

4.60

TOTAL TURNOVER OF BILLS AND BONDS 14,393 MN

CLOSED 12 NOVEMBER 1993

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