Effective Exchange Rate Index
The effective exchange rate index for the Hong Kong dollar on Tuesday, January 4, 2022 is 95.5 (up 0.4 against yesterday’s index). read more
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Judicial appointment
The following is issued on behalf of the Judiciary:
The Judiciary today (January 4) announced the appointment of Ms Yvonne Cheng Wai-sum, SC, as Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court. The appointment will take effect on January 5, 2022.
The appointment is made by the Chief Executive on the recommendation of the Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission.
Ms Cheng, who now holds office as Recorder of the Court of First Instance of the High Court, will cease to be Recorder with effect from the same date.
The biographical note of Ms Cheng is as follows:
Ms Yvonne Cheng Wai-sum, SC, was born in 1973 in Hong Kong. She obtained a Bachelor of Arts (Jurisprudence) degree from Magdalen College, University of Oxford, United Kingdom, in 1995. She completed the Bar Finals Examination of the General Council of the Bar of England and Wales in 1996. She was called to the Bar of England and Wales (Gray’s Inn) and to the Hong Kong Bar both in 1996. She has been in private practice since 1998. She was appointed as Senior Counsel in 2013. She was appointed as Deputy Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court for periods in 2014 and 2015. She has been appointed as Recorder of the Court of First Instance of the High Court since 2018. read more
A December with tropical cyclone warning signal
With the tropical cyclone Rai affecting the northern part of the South China Sea and skirting past to the south of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) issued the Standby Signal No. 1 on December 20, 2021. It was the second ti… read more
Exchange Fund Bills tender results
The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority:
Exchange Fund Bills tender results:
| Tender date | : | January 4, 2022 |
| Paper on offer | : | EF Bills |
| Issue number | : | Q2201 |
| Issue date | : | January 5, 2022 |
| Maturity date | : | April 6, 2022 |
| Amount applied | : | HK$227,950 MN |
| Amount allotted | : | HK$69,392 MN |
| Average yield accepted | : | 0.16 PCT |
| Highest yield accepted | : | 0.17 PCT |
| Pro rata ratio* | : | About 55 PCT |
| Average tender yield | : | 0.19 PCT |
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| Tender date | : | January 4, 2022 |
| Paper on offer | : | EF Bills |
| Issue number | : | H2230 |
| Issue date | : | January 5, 2022 |
| Maturity date | : | July 6, 2022 |
| Amount applied | : | HK$65,050 MN |
| Amount allotted | : | HK$18,800 MN |
| Average yield accepted | : | 0.20 PCT |
| Highest yield accepted | : | 0.21 PCT |
| Pro rata ratio* | : | About 46 PCT |
| Average tender yield | : | 0.25 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 10, 2022:
| Tender date | : | January 11, 2022 |
| Paper on offer | : | EF Bills |
| Issue number | : | Q2202 |
| Issue date | : | January 12, 2022 |
| Maturity date | : | April 13, 2022 |
| Tenor | : | 91 Days |
| Amount on offer | : | HK$71,390 MN |
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| Tender date | : | January 11, 2022 |
| Paper on offer | : | EF Bills |
| Issue number | : | H2231 |
| Issue date | : | January 12, 2022 |
| Maturity date | : | July 13, 2022 |
| Tenor | : | 182 Days |
| Amount on offer | : | HK$18,000 MN |
SFH visits Designated Quarantine Hotel Scheme Command Centre (with photo)
​The Secretary for Food and Health, Professor Sophia Chan, today (January 4) visited the Designated Quarantine Hotel Scheme (DQHS) Command Centre located at the Central Government Offices to get a better grasp of the ove… read more