XN000022-1995-04-10 — Page 10

9.

Water storage figure

Storage in Hong Kong's reservoirs at 9 am today (Monday) stood at 66.5 per cent of capacity or 389.780 million cubic metres.

This time last year the reservoirs contained 391.677 million cubic metres of water, representing 68.8 per cent of capacity.

End/Monday, April 10, 1995

Hong Kong Monetary Authority money market operations

Cumulative

Time

$ million (hours)

change (Smillion)

Opening balance in the account

1,491

0930

+1,223

Closing balance in the account

2,504

1000

+1,223

Change attributable to :

1100

+1,223

Money market activity

+1,223

1200

+1,223

LAF today

-210

1500

+1,223

1600

+1,223

LAF rate 4.25% bid/6.25% offer TWI 118.5 -0.3* 10.4.95

EF bills

Hong Kong Monetary Authority

EF notes/Hong Kong Government bonds

Terms

Yield

Term

Issue

Coupon Price

Yield

1 week

5.21

14 months

2605

6.35

100.29

6.16

1 month

5.23

23 months 2702

7.50

101.71

6.61

3 months

5.44

28 months

3707

6.95

100.49

6.82

6 months

5.69

34 months

3801

8.00

102.63

7.06

12 months 6.09

60 months

5003

7.75

101.10

7.62

Total turnover of bills and bonds - $12,942 million

Closed April 10, 1995

End/Monday, April 10, 1995