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Fresh water cut in Quarry Bay

The fresh water supply to some premises in Quarry Bay will be temporarily suspended from 11 pm on Monday (July 22) to 6 am the following day for waste detection work on watermains to be carried out.

The suspension will affect Hoi Chak Street, Finnie Street, Hoi Kwong street, Hoi Hong street, Hoi Tai Street, Hoi Wan Street, Tong Chong Street, No 898 King's Road and all odd Nos premises between 943 and 979, King's Road.

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Hong Kong Monetary Authority money market operations

Cumulative

Time

change

$ million

(hours)

($million)

Opening balance in the account

1,922

0930

+35

Closing balance in the account

1,828

1000

+35

Change attributable to:

1100

+35

Money market activity

+36

1200

+36

LAF today

-130

1500

+36

1600

+36

LAF rate 4.00% bid/6.00% offer TWI 124.1 *+0.0* 19.7.96

Hong Kong Monetary Authority

EF bills

EF notes

Terms

Yield

Term

Issue

Coupon

Price

Yield

1 week

5.06

2 years

2805

6.30

100.15

6.30

1 month

5.09

3 years

3904

6.30

99.29

6.69

3 months

5.24

5 years

5106

7.23

100.06

7.34

6 months

5.44

7 years

7305 7.60

100.43

7.66

12 months

5.84

5 years

M502

7.30

99.66

7.53

Total turnover of EF bills and notes - $9,196 million

Closed July 19, 1996

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