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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1993

225 VIETNAMESE RETURN HOME

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A GROUP OF 225 VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS. TODAY (THURSDAY) RETURNED TO VIETNAM UNDER A VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION PROGRAMME OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES.

COMPRISING 75 MEN, 56 WOMEN, 46 BOYS AND 48 GIRLS, THEY WERE

THE 191ST BATCH TO GO BACK UNDER THE PROGRAMME.

THE GROUP BROUGHT TO 12,301 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS WHO HAVE RETURNED VOLUNTARILY THIS YEAR, AND ΤΟ 38,613 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF RETURNEES SINCE THE PROGRAMME STARTED IN MARCH 1989.

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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

3,970

+30

4,000

NIL

+705

4,705

TWI 114.2 *+0.2* 30.12.93

EF BILLS

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT EXCHANGE FUND

EF NOTES/HONG KONG GOVERNMENT BONDS

TERMS

YIELD

TERM

ISSUE COUPON PRICE YIELD

1 WEEK

3.72 PCT

14 MONTHS

2502

4:75'

101.27 3.62

1 MONTH

3.28 PCT

17 MONTHS

2505

3.75

99.99 3.79

3 MONTH

3.15 PCT

20 MONTHS

2508

4.625

101.07 3.98

6 MONTHS 3.23 PCT

23 MONTHS

2511

4.15

100.07 4.15

12 MONTHS 3.55 PCT

34 MONTHS

3610

4.20

99.07 4.60

TOTAL TURNOVER OF BILLS AND BONDS

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3,715 MN

CLOSED 30 DECEMBER 1993