Exchange Fund Bills Tender Results

Tender date                 :   17 October 2006

Paper on offer              :   EF Bills

Issue number                :   Q642

Issue date                  :   18 October 2006

Maturity date               :   17 January 2007

Amount applied              :   HK$18,307 MN

Amount allotted             :   HK$1,888 MN

Average yield accepted      :   3.50 PCT

Highest yield accepted      :   3.51 PCT

Pro rata ratio              :   About 22 PCT

Average tender yield        :   3.53 PCT

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Tender date                 :   17 October 2006

Paper on offer              :   EF Bills

Issue number                :   Y695

Issue date                  :   18 October 2006

Maturity date               :   17 October 2007

Amount applied              :   HK$5,650 MN

Amount allotted             :   HK$1,300 MN

Average yield accepted      :   3.76 PCT

Highest yield accepted      :   3.78 PCT

Pro rata ratio              :   About 5 PCT

Average tender yield        :   3.79 PCT

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Hong Kong Monetary Authority
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Tenders to be held in the week beginning - 23 Oct 2006 :-

Tender date                 :   24 October 2006

Paper on offer              :   EF Bills

Issue number                :   Q301

Issue date                  :   25 October 2006

Maturity date               :   22 November 2006

Tenor                       :   28 Days

Amount on offer             :   HK$600 MN

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Tender date                 :   24 October 2006

Paper on offer              :   EF Bills

Issue number                :   Q643

Issue date                  :   25 October 2006

Maturity date               :   24 January 2007

Tenor                       :   91 Days

Amount on offer             :   HK$1,699 MN

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Tender date                 :   24 October 2006

Paper on offer              :   EF Bills

Issue number                :   H676

Issue date                  :   25 October 2006

Maturity date               :   25 April 2007

Tenor                       :   182 Days

Amount on offer             :   HK$1,300 MN

End/Tuesday, October 17, 2006
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