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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1993

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328 VMS RETURN TODAY

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TWO GROUPS OF 328 VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS TODAY (TUESDAY) RETURNED TO VIETNAM UNDER THE VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION PROGRAMME OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES.

COMPRISING 117 MEN, 89 WOMEN, 58 BOYS AND 64 GIRLS, THEY WERE

THE 190TH BATCH TO GO BACK UNDER THE PROGRAMME.

THIS GROUP BROUGHT TO 12,076 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS WHO HAVE RETURNED VOLUNTARILY THIS YEAR, AND ΤΟ 38,388 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF RETURNEES SINCE THE PROGRAMME STARTED IN MARCH 1989.

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SALT WATER CUT ON TSING YI

SALT WATER SUPPLY TO ALL PREMISES ON TSING YI ISLAND WILL GO OFF FROM 10 AM ON THURSDAY (DECEMBER 23) TO 10 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY TO FACILITATE CONNECTION WORK ON WATERMAINS.

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HONG KONG GOVERNMENT EXCHANGE FUND TENDER RESULTS

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TENDER DATE

PAPER ON OFFER

ISSUE NUMBER

AMOUNT APPLIED

21 DEC 93

EF BILLS

Q351

HKD2,440 MN

21 DEC 93

EF BILLS

H380

HKD1,170 MN

HKD400 MN

HKD1,000 MN

3.07 PCT

3.19 PCT

AMOUNT ALLOTTED

AVERAGE YIELD ACCEPTED

HIGHEST YIELD ACCEPTED

3.08 PCT

PRO RATA RATIO

ABOUT 58 PCT

AVERAGE TENDER YIELD

3.09 PCT

3.21 PCT

ABOUT 70 PCT

3.23 PCT

HONG KONG