Exchange Fund Bills Tender Results

Tender date                 :   9 December 2008

Paper on offer              :   EF Bills

Issue number                :   Q0849

Issue date                  :   10 December 2008

Maturity date               :   11 March 2009

Amount applied              :   HK$6,370 MN

Amount allotted             :   HK$2,196 MN

Average yield accepted      :   0.21 PCT

Highest yield accepted      :   0.25 PCT

Pro rata ratio              :   About 41 PCT

Average tender yield        :   0.31 PCT

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Tender date                 :   9 December 2008

Paper on offer              :   EF Bills

Issue number                :   Y0897

Issue date                  :   10 December 2008

Maturity date               :   9 December 2009

Amount applied              :   HK$4,870 MN

Amount allotted             :   HK$1,300 MN

Average yield accepted      :   0.52 PCT

Highest yield accepted      :   0.55 PCT

Pro rata ratio              :   About 19 PCT

Average tender yield        :   0.58 PCT

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Hong Kong Monetary Authority
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Tenders to be held in the week beginning - 15 Dec 2008 :-

Tender date                 :   16 December 2008

Paper on offer              :   EF Bills

Issue number                :   Q0850

Issue date                  :   17 December 2008

Maturity date               :   18 March 2009

Tenor                       :   91 Days

Amount on offer             :   HK$2,493 MN

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Tender date                 :   16 December 2008

Paper on offer              :   EF Bills

Issue number                :   H0879

Issue date                  :   17 December 2008

Maturity date               :   17 June 2009

Tenor                       :   182 Days

Amount on offer             :   HK$1,300 MN

End/Tuesday, December 9, 2008
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