Police today (January 3) appealed to the public for information on a man who went missing in Tsing Yi.

     Hung Ka-wai, aged 38, went missing after he left his residence on Tsing Chin Street on December 30, 2021 morning. His family made a report to Police on January 1.

     He is about 1.7 metres tall, 70 kilograms in weight and of fat build. He has a long face with yellow complexion and short black hair. He was last seen wearing a grey jacket, black pants and black sports shoes.

     Anyone who knows the whereabouts of the missing man or may have seen him is urged to contact the Regional Missing Person Unit of New Territories South on 3661 1173 or 9757 4653 or email to rmpu-nts-2@police.gov.hk, or contact any police station.

  

     Police today (January 3) appealed to the public for information on a woman who went missing in Sheung Shui.

     Lam Chau-chai, aged 64, went missing after she left her residence on Fai Ming Road on January 1 morning. Her husband made a report to Police yesterday (January 2).

     She is about 1.5 metres tall, 72 kilograms in weight and of fat build. She has a round face with yellow complexion and short black hair. She was last seen wearing a black jacket, black pants, black shoes, carrying a black backpack and a black umbrella.

     Anyone who knows the whereabouts of the missing woman or may have seen her is urged to contact the Regional Missing Persons Unit of New Territories North on 3661 3113 or 9203 6063 or email to rmpu-ntn-1@police.gov.hk, or contact any police station.

  

     With respect to the oath-taking ceremony held today (January 3) for Members of the seventh Legislative Council (LegCo) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) of the People's Republic of China (PRC) at the Chamber of the LegCo Complex, the oath administrator, the Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, has determined that the oaths taken by all 90 Members-elect of the LegCo are valid.
 
     Article 104 of the Basic Law of the HKSAR of the PRC stipulates that, when assuming office, Members of the LegCo must, in accordance with the law, swear to uphold the Basic Law and swear allegiance to the HKSAR of the PRC. According to the Interpretation of Article 104 of the Basic Law passed by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on November 7, 2016, the person administering the oath has the duty to ensure that the oath is taken in a lawful manner. He or she shall determine that an oath taken in compliance with the Interpretation and the requirements under the laws of the HKSAR is valid, and that an oath which is not taken in compliance with the Interpretation and the requirements under the laws of the HKSAR is invalid. If the oath taken is determined as invalid, no arrangement shall be made for retaking the oath. According to the Public Offices (Candidacy and Taking Up Offices) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Ordinance 2021 that was gazetted and came into effect on May 21, 2021, the amended Oaths and Declarations Ordinance (Cap. 11) stipulates that the oath taken by LegCo Members must be administered by the Chief Executive or a person authorised by the Chief Executive.

     Based on the principles laid down by the Interpretation and the relevant legal provisions, the Chief Executive has determined that the oaths taken by all of the 90 Members-elect of the LegCo are valid.

      

     The effective exchange rate index (EERI) for the Hong Kong dollar on Monday, January 3, 2022 is 95.1 (note).

Note: As from today (January 3, 2022), the rebased series of EERI (with the base period January 2020 as 100, i.e. using the daily average exchange rate of January 2020 as basis for comparison), has replaced the old series (with the base period January 2010 as 100) released earlier.

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

     The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), as representative of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (HKSAR Government), announced today (January 3) that a tender of 10-year Government Bonds (Bonds) through the re-opening of existing 15-year Government Bond issue 15GB3203 under the Institutional Bond Issuance Programme will be held on January 12 (Wednesday), for settlement on January 13 (Thursday).

     An additional amount of HK$1.5 billion of the outstanding 15-year Bonds (issue no. 15GB3203) will be on offer. The Bonds will mature on March 2, 2032 and will carry interest at the rate of 1.89 per cent per annum payable semi-annually in arrears. The Indicative Pricings of the Bonds on January 3 is 103.72 with an annualised yield of 1.501 per cent.

     Under the Institutional Bond Issuance Programme, tender is open only to Recognized Dealers which are appointed as Primary Dealers. Anyone wishing to apply for the Bonds on offer can do so through any of the Primary Dealers on the current published list, which can be obtained from the Government Bond Programme's website at www.hkgb.gov.hk. Each tender must be for an amount of HK$50,000 or integral multiples thereof.

     Tender results will be published on the HKMA's website, the Government Bond Programme's website, the Refinitiv screen (HKGBINDEX), and Bloomberg (GBHK <GO>) not later than 3pm on the tender day.

HKSAR Government Institutional Bond Issuance Programme Tender Information
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     Tender information of re-opening of 15-year Government Bonds under the Institutional Bond Issuance Programme:
 

 
Price/Yield Table of the Government Bonds at tender for reference* only:

 
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