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Welfare payment arrangement for Lunar New Year holidays

Recipients of Comprehensive Social Security Assistance under the bank payment system may receive their payments on Saturday (February 17) if their pay- days fall on the coming Lunar New Year holidays (February 18 to February 21).

A spokesman for the Social Welfare Department said today (Thursday) that special payment arrangements would also be made for recipients of Social Security Allowance whose pay-days fell on February 18 to February 21.

Those who have bank accounts in Hong Kong Bank or Hang Seng Bank will receive their payments on Saturday (February 17) whereas those with accounts in other banks will receive their payments next Thursday (February 22).

In case of doubt, recipients are advised to contact their respective social security field units

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Hong Kong Monetary Authority money market operations

Cumulative

Time

change

$ million

(hours)

($million)

Opening balance in the account

2,651

0930

+149

Closing balance in the account

2,381

1000

+149

Change attributable to:

1100

+152

Money market activity

+152

1200

+152

LAF today

-422

1500

+152

1600

+152

LAF rate 4.00% bid/6.00% offer TWI 123.3 *-0.1* 15.2.96

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