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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1994

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TENDER FOR EXCHANGE FUND NOTES ISSUE

FOR

THE HONG KONG MONETARY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES THAT THE TENDER

HELD NEXT THE FOURTH ISSUE OF TWO-YEAR EXCHANGE FUND NOTES WILL BE MONDAY (FEBRUARY 14) FOR SETTLEMENT ON TUESDAY (FEBRUARY 15).

SIMILAR TO THE PREVIOUS ISSUE, AN AMOUNT OF $500 MILLION YEAR NOTES WILL BE ON OFFER.

TWO-

RESERVE BY IN THE

IN ADDITION, ANOTHER $100 MILLION WILL BE HELD AS HONG KONG MONETARY AUTHORITY FOR SUPPLY TO MARKET MAKERS SECONDARY MARKET.

THE

AND WILL CARRY SEMI-ANNUALLY

THE NOTES WILL MATURE ON FEBRUARY 15, 1996 INTEREST AT THE RATE OF 4.40 PER CENT PER ANNUM PAYABLE IN ARREARS.

DO

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO TENDER FOR THE NOTES MAY

ON THE SO THROUGH ANY OF THE MARKET MAKERS OR RECOGNISED DEALERS

HONG KONG MONETARY PUBLISHED LIST WHICH CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE

TELEPHONE 878 AUTHORITY ON 30TH FLOOR, 3 GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG (OR 8150).

EACH TENDER MULTIPLES THEREOF.

MUST

BE FOR AN AMOUNT

OF

$50,000

OR INTEGRAL

FOUR MEMBERS APPOINTED TO DISASTER RELIEF FUND COMMITTEE

THE GOVERNOR HAS APPOINTED MS ROSANNA WONG, DR RAYMOND MRS ELSIE TU AND MR HUI YIN-FAT MEMBERS OF THE

31, 1995, JULY ADVISORY COMMITTEE UNTIL TODAY (MONDAY).

CH'IEN, DISASTER RELIEF FUND THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED

THE

COMMITTEE

WILL

ADVISE

THE

FINANCIAL

SECRETARY

ON

DISBURSEMENTS FROM THE DISASTER RELIEF FUND.

SECRETARY AND WILL COMPRISE AND THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND

IT WILL BE CHAIRED BY THE CHIEF

TREASURY

THE SECRETARY FOR THE WELFARE IN ADDITION TO THE FOUR NON-OFFICIAL MEMBERS APPOINTED.

THE

DISASTER

FUND WAS

LEGISLATIVE

BY RELIEF

ESTABLISHED

MECHANISM TO COUNCIL RESOLUTION ON DECEMBER 1 LAST YEAR TO PROVIDE A

SWIFTLY ΤΟ INTERNATIONAL ENABLE THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT TO RESPOND APPEALS FOR HUMANITARIAN ATD.

THE

FINANCE COMMITTEE

HAS SINCE

APPROVED AN INITIAL

APPROPRIATION OF $50 MILLION TO THE FUND.

"THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE WILL START WORK VERY

ON THE GUIDELINES FIRST TASKS WILL BE TO ADVISE FROM THE FUND, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.

"THE PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO MAKE DONATIONS TO

OF WHO WISH TO DO SO SHOULD CONTACT THE SECRETARY ROOM 553, EAST WING, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES,

ITS

OF SOON. ONE FOR DISBURSEMENTS

THE FUND. THOSE THE COMMITTEE

+1

HE SAID.

IN

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