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The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority:

     Exchange Fund Bills tender results:
 

Tender date	:	January 18, 2022
Paper on offer	:	EF Bills
Issue number	:	Q2203
Issue date	:	January 19, 2022
Maturity date	:	April 20, 2022
Amount applied	:	HK$198,136 MN
Amount allotted	:	HK$65,606 MN
Average yield accepted	:	0.13 PCT
Highest yield accepted	:	0.13 PCT
Pro rata ratio*	:	About 99 PCT
Average tender yield	:	0.15 PCT
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Tender date	:	January 18, 2022
Paper on offer	:	EF Bills
Issue number	:	H2232
Issue date	:	January 19, 2022
Maturity date	:	July 20, 2022
Amount applied	:	HK$40,660 MN
Amount allotted	:	HK$17,000 MN
Average yield accepted	:	0.22 PCT
Highest yield accepted	:	0.24 PCT
Pro rata ratio*	:	About 35 PCT
Average tender yield	:	0.24 PCT
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Tender date	:	January 18, 2022
Paper on offer	:	EF Bills
Issue number	:	Y2285
Issue date	:	January 19, 2022
Maturity date	:	January 18, 2023
Amount applied	:	HK$18,085 MN
Amount allotted	:	HK$5,000 MN
Average yield accepted	:	0.32 PCT
Highest yield accepted	:	0.34 PCT
Pro rata ratio*	:	About 18 PCT
Average tender yield	:	0.35 PCT

 
*”Pro rata ratio” refers to the average percentage of allotment with respect to each tender participant’s tendered amount at the “highest yield accepted” level.
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     Hong Kong Monetary Authority tenders to be held in the week beginning January 24, 2022 :
 

Tender date	:	January 25, 2022
Paper on offer	:	EF Bills
Issue number	:	Q2204
Issue date	:	January 26, 2022
Maturity date	:	April 27, 2022
Tenor	:	91 Days
Amount on offer	:	HK$43,484 MN
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Tender date	:	January 25, 2022
Paper on offer	:	EF Bills
Issue number	:	H2233
Issue date	:	January 26, 2022
Maturity date	:	July 27, 2022
Tenor	:	182 Days
Amount on offer	:	HK$12,600 MN

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The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority:

     Exchange Fund Bills tender results:
 

Tender date	:	January 18, 2022
Paper on offer	:	EF Bills
Issue number	:	Q2203
Issue date	:	January 19, 2022
Maturity date	:	April 20, 2022
Amount applied	:	HK$198,136 MN
Amount allotted	:	HK$65,606 MN
Average yield accepted	:	0.13 PCT
Highest yield accepted	:	0.13 PCT
Pro rata ratio*	:	About 99 PCT
Average tender yield	:	0.15 PCT
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Tender date	:	January 18, 2022
Paper on offer	:	EF Bills
Issue number	:	H2232
Issue date	:	January 19, 2022
Maturity date	:	July 20, 2022
Amount applied	:	HK$40,660 MN
Amount allotted	:	HK$17,000 MN
Average yield accepted	:	0.22 PCT
Highest yield accepted	:	0.24 PCT
Pro rata ratio*	:	About 35 PCT
Average tender yield	:	0.24 PCT
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Tender date	:	January 18, 2022
Paper on offer	:	EF Bills
Issue number	:	Y2285
Issue date	:	January 19, 2022
Maturity date	:	January 18, 2023
Amount applied	:	HK$18,085 MN
Amount allotted	:	HK$5,000 MN
Average yield accepted	:	0.32 PCT
Highest yield accepted	:	0.34 PCT
Pro rata ratio*	:	About 18 PCT
Average tender yield	:	0.35 PCT

 
*”Pro rata ratio” refers to the average percentage of allotment with respect to each tender participant’s tendered amount at the “highest yield accepted” level.
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     Hong Kong Monetary Authority tenders to be held in the week beginning January 24, 2022 :
 

Tender date	:	January 25, 2022
Paper on offer	:	EF Bills
Issue number	:	Q2204
Issue date	:	January 26, 2022
Maturity date	:	April 27, 2022
Tenor	:	91 Days
Amount on offer	:	HK$43,484 MN
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Tender date	:	January 25, 2022
Paper on offer	:	EF Bills
Issue number	:	H2233
Issue date	:	January 26, 2022
Maturity date	:	July 27, 2022
Tenor	:	182 Days
Amount on offer	:	HK$12,600 MN

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     The following is an Education Bureau (EDB) special announcement concerning making choice of schools for Central Allocation of Primary One Admission:
     
     Due to the recent confirmation of a COVID-19 positive case, the Central Allocation Centre of Wan Chai District (School Net 12) at Hennessy Road Government Primary School (Causeway Bay) (3 Eastern Hospital Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong) for this weekend is now changed to Hennessy Road Government Primary School (169 Thomson Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong), and the Choice of Schools Form will be collected by drop box. All other Central Allocation Centres will not be affected.
     
     Parents who have received the letter from the EDB to make their choice of schools at Hennessy Road Government Primary School (Causeway Bay) should take note of the above change of location of the Central Allocation Centre. They should duly complete the Choice of Schools Form enclosed with the letter, retain the parent’s copy and then put the EDB’s copy of Choice of Schools Form and “Letter of Authorisation – Making School Choices” (if applicable) into the drop box provided by the Central Allocation Centre at Hennessy Road Government Primary School. The EDB will also inform the parents concerned by phone of the above arrangement. For enquiries, please contact the School Places Allocation Section of the EDB at 2832 7700. read more

     The following is an Education Bureau (EDB) special announcement concerning making choice of schools for Central Allocation of Primary One Admission:
     
     Due to the recent confirmation of a COVID-19 positive case, the Central Allocation Centre of Wan Chai District (School Net 12) at Hennessy Road Government Primary School (Causeway Bay) (3 Eastern Hospital Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong) for this weekend is now changed to Hennessy Road Government Primary School (169 Thomson Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong), and the Choice of Schools Form will be collected by drop box. All other Central Allocation Centres will not be affected.
     
     Parents who have received the letter from the EDB to make their choice of schools at Hennessy Road Government Primary School (Causeway Bay) should take note of the above change of location of the Central Allocation Centre. They should duly complete the Choice of Schools Form enclosed with the letter, retain the parent’s copy and then put the EDB’s copy of Choice of Schools Form and “Letter of Authorisation – Making School Choices” (if applicable) into the drop box provided by the Central Allocation Centre at Hennessy Road Government Primary School. The EDB will also inform the parents concerned by phone of the above arrangement. For enquiries, please contact the School Places Allocation Section of the EDB at 2832 7700. read more

     The effective exchange rate index for the Hong Kong dollar on Tuesday, January 18, 2022 is 95.1 (down 0.1 against yesterday’s index). read more