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THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1994

HE ADDED THAT THERE WERE MANY SHIPS PLYING THE OCEANS THAT OPERATED WELL BELOW BASIC SAFETY LEVEL, POSING DANGER TO THEIR PASSENGERS AND CREW, AND A THREAT TO THE ENVIRONMENT, BUT THE "SEABOURN SPIRIT" WAS CERTAINLY NOT ONE OF THEM.

MR DALE WISHED THE COMPANY OF THE VESSEL, SEABOURN CRUISE LINE, EVERY SUCCESS IN THE EXCITING VENTURE AND THE PASSENGERS AN ENJOYABLE VISIT TO THE THRIVING AND VIBRANT PORT CITY OF HONG KONG.

186 VIETNAMESE RETURN HOME

A GROUP OF 186 VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS TODAY (THURSDAY) RETURNED TO VIETNAM UNDER A VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION PROGRAMME OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES.

COMPRISING 75 MEN, 54 WOMEN, 33 BOYS AND 24 GIRLS, THEY WERE

THE 205TH BATCH TO GO BACK UNDER THE PROGRAMME,

THIS GROUP BROUGHT TO 3,099 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS WHO HAD RETURNED VOLUNTARILY THIS YEAR, AND TO 41,712 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

$ MILLION

1,825

+1,175

3,000

NIL

-730

2,270

TWI 125.5 *-0.1*

3.3.94

HONG KONG

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