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Members of the public can also visit another TDS Review exhibition which is being held at Tai Wo Shopping Complex in Tai Po until October 22 (Tuesday).

The exhibition will be staged at the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) Central Station from October 23 to 26 before moving to the MTR Admiralty Station for display from October 27 to 31.

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Hong Kong Monetary Authority money market operations

Cumulative

Time

change

$ million

(hours)

(Smillion)

Opening balance in the account

2,229

0930

+30

Closing balance in the account

2,056

1000

+30

Change attributable to:

1100

+30

Money market activity

+27

1200

+27

LAF today

- 200

1500

+27

1600

+27

LAF rate 4.00% bid/6.00% offer TWI 124.9 *-0.1* 17.10.96

Hong Kong Monetary Authority

EF bills

EF notes/MTRC

Terms

Yield

Term

Issue

Coupon Price

Yield

1 week

4.80

2 years

2808

6.00

100.25

5.93

1 month

4.86

3 years

3910

6.28

99.89

6.42

3 months

5.03

5 years

5109

7.32

101.86

6.98

6 months

5.13

7 years

7308

7.24

100.13

7.34

12 months

5.40

5 years

M503 7.35

100.85

7.26

Total turnover of EF bills and notes - $15,177 million

Closed October 17, 1996

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