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The tenancies for all three lots are for two years, renewable quarterly.

The closing date for submission of tenders is noon on August 16.

Tender forms, tender notices and conditions can be obtained from the Lands Department, 14th floor, Murray Building, Garden Road, and the respective district lands offices of Kowloon, North and Tuen Mun.

Tender plans can also be inspected at these offices.

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Flushing water cut on Hong Kong Island

The flushing water supply to all premises in Aberdeen, Tin Wan and Shum Wan will be temporarily suspended from 10 pm on August 2 (Friday) to 8 am the following day for repair work on watermains.

The suspension will affect Aberdeen, Tin Wan and Shek Pai Wan Estate area including all premises bounded by Tin Wan Hill Road, Yue Kwong Road and Aberden Praya Road; as well as Shum Wan area including all premises along Shum Wan Road, Welfare Road and Nam Long Shan Road.

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Hong Kong Monetary Authority money market operations

Cumulative

Time

$ million (hours)

change ($million)

Opening balance in the account

1,958

0930

Closing balance in the account

1,886

1000

Change attributable to:

1100

Money market activity

-2

1200

LAF today

-70

1500

1600

ZZZ???

Nil

Nil

Nil

+5

+5

-2

LAF rate 4.00% bid/6.00% offer TWI 123.8 *-0.1* 31.7.96