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wash well before cooking;

dip vegetables into clean water for one hour to allow pesticide to leach

out:

blanch in boiling water and pour away the water used for blanching as it may contain dissolved pesticides; and

cook thoroughly before consumption.

End/Tuesday, August 8, 1995

Hong Kong Monetary Authority tender results

Tender date

8 Aug 1995

8 Aug 1995

Paper on offer

EF bills

Issue number

Q532

Amount applied

HK$6,990 MN

EF bills

Y592

HK$5,020 MN

Amount allotted

HK$1,500 MN

HK$500 MN

Average yield accepted

5.41 PCT

5.58 PCT

Highest yield accepted

5.42 PCT

5.58 PCT

Pro rata ratio

About 29 PCT

About 100 PCT

Average tender yield

5.43 PCT

5.61 PCT