Exchange Fund Bills Tender Results

Tender date                 :   21 August 2001

Paper on offer              :   EF Bills

Issue number                :   Q134

Issue date                  :   22 August 2001

Maturity date               :   21 November 2001

Amount applied              :   HK$15,864 MN

Amount allotted             :   HK$3,293 MN

Average yield accepted      :   3.17 PCT

Highest yield accepted      :   3.19 PCT

Pro rata ratio              :   About 13 PCT

Average tender yield        :   3.20 PCT

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Tender date                 :   21 August 2001

Paper on offer              :   EF Bills

Issue number                :   H171

Issue date                  :   22 August 2001

Maturity date               :   20 February 2002

Amount applied              :   HK$7,230 MN

Amount allotted             :   HK$1,300 MN

Average yield accepted      :   3.19 PCT

Highest yield accepted      :   3.20 PCT

Pro rata ratio              :   About 56 PCT

Average tender yield        :   3.22 PCT

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Hong Kong Monetary Authority
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Tender to be held in the week beginning - 27 Aug 01 :-

Tender date                 :   28 August 2001

Paper on offer              :   EF Bills

Issue number                :   Q467

Issue date                  :   29 August 2001

Maturity date               :   26 September 2001

Tenor                       :   28 Days

Amount on offer             :   HK$650 MN

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Tender date                 :   28 August 2001

Paper on offer              :   EF Bills

Issue number                :   Q135

Issue date                  :   29 August 2001

Maturity date               :   28 November 2001

Tenor                       :   91 Days

Amount on offer             :   HK$3,075 MN

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Tender date                 :   28 August 2001

Paper on offer              :   EF Bills

Issue number                :   Y193

Issue date                  :   29 August 2001

Maturity date               :   28 August 2002

Tenor                       :   364 Days

Amount on offer             :   HK$1,300 MN

End/Tuesday, August 21, 2001
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