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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JANUARY 3, 1941.
SUPREME COURT.
No. 18-It is hereby notified for general information that, pursuant to section 5 of the Criminal Procedure Ordinance, 1899, His Honour the Chief Justice has ordered that the next Criminal Sessions for the despatch of the business of the Court shall be held on Tuesday, the 14th day of January, 1941, at 2.30 o'clock in the afternoon.
2nd January, 1941.
L. R. ANDREWES,
Registrar.
SUPREME COURT.
No. 19.-It is hereby notified that the name of THE SAI NAM COMPANY, LIMITED has been struck off the Register.
2nd January, 1941.
EXCHANGE FUND.
POSITION AT 30TH JUNE, 1940.
L. R. ANDREWES,
Registrar of Companies.
No. 20.-Reference is invited to the statement regarding the Exchange Fund published on 30th June, 1940, which indicated the position at 31st December, 1939. During the six months following that date the Fund purchased a further small quantity of silver subsidiary coins to be refined and marketed. No sales of silver were effected during this period.
The Fund operated in the local exchange market as found necessary.
On 30th June, 1940, the Certificates of Indebtedness outstanding amounted to $177,031,630 which is equivalent to £11,064,477 @ 1s./3d. the middle market rate on that day; the total assets of the Fund amounted to £12,597,727 of which 71.80 per cent. was held in gilt edged sterling securities, 28.10 per cent, on deposit in London at call or short notice and 0.10 per cent. in silver.
THE TREASURY,
HONG KONG,
31st December, 1940.
H. R. BUTTERS,
Financial Secretary.
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