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1995.

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The 1995 Annual Album contains a full collection of special stamps issued in

The price and the sales restriction per customer queuing on the first day of sale are as follows:

Product

Selling price

Sales restriction

Centennial Olympic Games

HK$50

10 sheets

Miniature Sheet

James Dean Miniature Sheet

HK$50

10 sheets

The 1995 Annual Album

HK$312

2 books

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Water storage figure

Storage in Hong Kong's reservoirs at 9 am today (Monday) stood at 95.1 per cent of capacity or 557.311 million cubic metres.

This time last year the reservoirs contained 468.086 million cubic metres of water, representing 79.9 per cent of capacity.

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Hong Kong Monetary Authority money market operations

Cumulative

Time

$ million

(hours)

change ($million)

Opening balance in the account

2,095

0930

-137

Closing balance in the account

1,958

1000

-137

Change attributable to:

1100

-137

Money market activity

-137

1200

-137

LAF today

Nil

1500

-142

1600

-137

LAF rate 4.00% bid/6.00% offer TWI 124.0 *+0.0* 29.7.96