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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 pesticide; and

cook thoroughly before consumption.

Hong Kong Monetary Authority money market operations.

Cumulative

Time

change

$ million

(hours)

(Smillion)

Opening balance in the account

2,253

0930

+249

Closing balance in the account

3,115

1000

+249

Change attributable to :

1100

+242

Money market activity

+246

1200

+245

LAF today

+616

1500

+245

1600

+246

LAF rate 4.00% bid/6.00% offer TWI 124.0 *+0.0* 2.2.96

Hong Kong Monetary Authority

EF bills

EF notes

Terms

Yield

Term

Issue Coupon Price

Yield

1 week

5.10

2 years

2711

5.60

100.77

5.20

1 month

5.16

3 years

3901

5.57

100.65

5.40

3 months

5.17

5 years

.5012

6.38

102.52

5.86

6 months 5.17

7 years

7211 6.82

104.12

6.16

12 months 5.13

5 years

M502 7.30

105.06

6.15

Total turnover of EF bills and notes - $32,216 million

Closed February 2, 1996

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