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Water storage figure

Storage in Hong Kong's reservoirs at 9 am today (Monday) stood at 82.2 per cent of capacity or 481.832 million cubic metres.

This time last year the reservoirs contained 502.020 million cubic metres of water, representing 85.7 per cent of capacity.

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Hong Kong Monetary Authority Interbank Liquidity

Aggregate Balance of Settlement

Time

Accounts

Opening aggregate balance

1,096 mn

0930 hr

12,621 mn

Closing aggregate balance

1,434 mn

1000 hr

18,604 mn

Change attributable to:

1100 hr

22,854 mn

Money market activity

-6 mn

1200 hr

28,078 mn

LAF reversal

+7,420 mn

1500 hr

29,683 mn

LAF today

-7,076 mn

1600 hr

32,333 mn

LAF rate 4.00% bid/6.00% offer TWI 125.4 *+0.1* 30.12.96

Hong Kong Monetary Authority

EF notes/MTRC notes

EF bills

Terms

Yield

Terms

Issue Coupon

Price

Yield

1 week

4.36

2 years

1 month

4.34

3 years

2811 5.72

3910 6.28

100.33

5.60

100.86

6.02

3 months

4.47

5 years

5112

6.57

99.82

6.72

6 months

4.67

7 years

7311 6.80

99.48

7.01

12 months 5.01

10 years 5 years

1610

M503

7.37

101.58

7.27

7.35

101.82

7.00

Total turnover of EF bills and notes - $9,726 mn

Closed December 30, 1996

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