Exchange Fund Bills tender results

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

     Exchange Fund Bills Tender Results:
 

Tender date : August 18, 2020
Paper on offer : EF Bills
Issue number : Q2034
Issue date : August 19, 2020
Maturity date : November 18, 2020
Amount applied : HK$139,600 MN
Amount allotted : HK$52,150 MN
Average yield accepted : 0.07 PCT
Highest yield accepted : 0.07 PCT
Pro rata ratio : About 51 PCT
Average tender yield : 0.09 PCT
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Tender date : August 18, 2020
Paper on offer : EF Bills
Issue number : H2063
Issue date : August 19, 2020
Maturity date : February 17, 2021
Amount applied : HK$35,425 MN
Amount allotted : HK$14,000 MN
Average yield accepted : 0.10 PCT
Highest yield accepted : 0.14 PCT
Pro rata ratio : About 79 PCT
Average tender yield : 0.16 PCT
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Tender date : August 18, 2020
Paper on offer : EF Bills
Issue number : Y2093
Issue date : August 19, 2020
Maturity date : August 18, 2021
Amount applied : HK$11,906 MN
Amount allotted : HK$3,000 MN
Average yield accepted : 0.12 PCT
Highest yield accepted : 0.13 PCT
Pro rata ratio : About 71 PCT
Average tender yield : 0.17 PCT

 
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     Hong Kong Monetary Authority tenders to be held in the week beginning August 24, 2020:
 

Tender date : August 25, 2020
Paper on offer : EF Bills
Issue number : Q2035
Issue date : August 26, 2020
Maturity date : November 25, 2020
Tenor : 91 Days
Amount on offer : HK$46,249 MN
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Tender date : August 25, 2020
Paper on offer : EF Bills
Issue number : H2064
Issue date : August 26, 2020
Maturity date : February 24, 2021
Tenor : 182 Days
Amount on offer : HK$13,000 MN


Princess Margaret Hospital announces passing away of COVID-19 patient

The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:

     The spokesperson for Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) announced today (August 18) that a 95-year-old male patient confirmed with COVID-19 infection (case number: 3734) passed away this morning.
 
     The patient with chronic disease was admitted to Caritas Medical Centre on August 3 due to fever and cough and transferred to PMH on August 6. His condition deteriorated and he eventually succumbed at 5.55am today.
 
     The hospital is saddened by the passing away of the patient and will offer necessary assistance to his family.
 
     Including the above case, 70 COVID-19 confirmed patients have passed away in public hospitals so far.
 



Effective Exchange Rate Index

     The effective exchange rate index for the Hong Kong dollar on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 is 105.5 (down 0.2 against yesterday's index).



Employer and occupier fined for violation of safety legislation

     Everford Property Management and Agency Limited and Answer Consultants Limited were fined $70,000 and $40,000 respectively at Fanling Magistrates' Courts today (August 18) for violation of the Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance. The prosecutions were launched by the Labour Department.
 
     The case involved a fatal accident that occurred on August 10, 2019, at a shopping mart in Yuen Long. While a security guard was manually closing a metal horizontal sliding gate at the entrance of the shopping mart, a leaf of the gate suddenly toppled and pressed onto her. She was sent to hospital and died on the same day.



Suspension of “A Symphony of Lights”

Attention duty announcers, radio and TV stations,

Please broadcast the following as soon as possible and repeat it at suitable intervals:

     The Tourism Commission announces that due to the issuing of Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No.3 by the Hong Kong Observatory, "A Symphony of Lights" will be cancelled tonight (August 18).