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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1994

A TOTAL OF 7,325 EMPLOYEES HAD THEIR PROOF OF IDENTITY CHECKED.

EIGHTEEN ESTABLISHMENTS WERE RECORD OF EMPLOYEES FOR INSPECTION.

FOUND NOT ABLE ΤΟ PROVIDE A

TO BE

THE SPOKESMAN REMINDED EMPLOYERS THAT THEY COULD BE FINED UP TO

AND JAILED FOR UP TO THREE YEARS IF THEY WERE FOUND $250,000 EMPLOYING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.

46 VIETNAMESE RETURN HOME

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A GROUP OF 46 VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS TODAY

TO VIETNAM ON A COMMERCIAL FLIGHT.

(WEDNESDAY)

RETURNED

COMPRISING 24 MEN, 12 WOMEN, EIGHT BOYS AND TWO GIRLS, THEY WERE THE 217TH BATCH TO GO BACK UNDER THE VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION PROGRAMME OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES.

THE GROUP BROUGHT TO 4,331 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS WHO HAD RETURNED VOLUNTARILY THIS YEAR, AND TO 42,944 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF RETURNEES SINCE THE PROGRAMME STARTED IN MARCH 1989.

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HONG KONG MONETARY AUTHORITY

MONEY MARKET OPERATIONS

* *

*

$ MILLION

TIME (HOURS)

CUMULATIVE CHANGE ($MILLION)

OPENING BALANCE IN THE ACCOUNT

2,479

0930

+101

CLOSING BALANCE IN THE ACCOUNT

2.082

1000

+151

CHANGE ATTRIBUTABLE TO :

1100

+98

MONEY MARKET ACTIVITY

+98

1200

+98

·

LAF TODAY

-495

1500

+98

1600

+98

LAF RATE 3.00 BID/5.00 OFFER

TWI 120.9 *-0.1*

19.10.94

PHONG KONG