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Tender for the reopening of 5-Year Exchange Fund Notes to be held on December 17
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The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority:

     The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announces that the tender of Exchange Fund Notes with a maturity of 36 months through the reopening of existing 5-year Exchange Fund Notes (issue no. 05Y1312) will be held on December 17, 2010 (Friday) for settlement on December 20, 2010 (Monday).

     An additional amount of HK$1,200 million of the outstanding 5-year Notes (issue no. 05Y1312) will be on offer, of which HK$5 million will be made available for offer to member of the public who wish to submit non-competitive tender bids through Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited (HKSCC).  If the Notes reserved for non-competitive tender are under-subscribed, the non-subscribed amount will be added to the portion of notes for competitive tender (initially set at HK$1,195 million).  The Notes will mature on December 19, 2013 and carry interest at the rate of 1.67% per annum payable semi-annually in arrears.  The Notes Fixings on December 7, 2010 was 102.46 with an annualised yield of 0.85%.

     Members of the public who wish to submit non-competitive tender applications for Notes that are open to HKSCC may do so through Stock Exchange Participants/Brokers, or for those who hold investor Accounts of the Central Clearing and Settlement System (CCASS) at HKSCC, directly through HKSCC, for submission to the HKMA for processing.  Competitive tender applications for the Notes must be submitted through any of the Eligible Market Makers on the current published list, which can be obtained from the HKMA at 55/F, Two International Finance Centre, 8 Finance Street, Central, Hong Kong (telephone: 2878 1465), or from the HKMA's website at www.hkma.gov.hk.  Each tender must be for an amount of HK$50,000 or integral multiples thereof for both competitive and non-competitive tender.

     The tender results will be published on the HKMA's website, the Reuters screen (HKMAOOE), and Bloomberg.  Applicants who submit non-competitive tender bids through HKSCC may also obtain the tender results from Stock Exchange Participants/Brokers, or for applicants holding Investor Accounts at HKSCC's CCASS from the CCASS terminal for CCASS Broker/Custodian/Participants and CCASS Phone System.

 
HONG KONG MONETARY AUTHORITY EXCHANGE FUND NOTE PROGRAMME TENDER INFORMATION
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Tender information of the reopening of 5-Year Exchange Fund Notes :-

Issue Number           : 05Y1312

Stock code             : 4185 (EFN 1.67 1312)

Tender Date            : December 17, 2010 (Friday)
and Time                 9.30am to 10.30am

Issue and Settlement   : December 20, 2010 (Monday)
Date for tender amount

Amount on Offer        : HK$1,200 million
                         (up to HK$5 million for non-
                          competitive tender)

Commencement of/       :  Please refer to
Deadline for submission   requirements as set down
of non-competitive        by HKSCC
tender bids by retail
investor through HKSCC

Maturity               : 36 months

Maturity Date          : December 19, 2013

Interest Rate          : 1.67% per annum payable
                         semi-annually in arrears

Interest Payment Dates : Jun 20, 2011
                         Dec 19, 2011
                         Jun 19, 2012
                         Dec 19, 2012
                         Jun 19, 2013
                         Dec 19, 2013

Tender Amount       : Each tender must be for
                      an amount of HK$50,000 or
                      integral multiples thereof
                      for both competitive and non-
                      competitive tender.  Members
                      of the public who wish to
                      apply for the Notes through
                      non-competitive tenders that
                      are open to HKSCC may do so
                      through Stock Exchange
                      Participants/Brokers, or for
                      those holding Investor
                      Accounts at HKSCC's CCASS,
                      directly through HKSCC.
                      Members of the public who
                      wish to apply for the Notes
                      through competitive tender
                      may do so through any of the
                      Eligible Market Makers on the
                      current published list.

                      The accrued interest to be
                      paid by successful bidders on
                      the issue date (December 20,
                      2010) for the tender amount is
                      HK$0 per minimum denomination
                      of HK$50,000.  (The accrued
                      interest to be paid for
                      tender amount exceeding
                      HK$50,000 may not be exactly
                      equal to the figures
                      calculated from the accrued
                      interest per minimum
                      denomination of HK$50,000,
                      due to rounding error).

Other details       : Please see Information
                      Memorandum published or
                      approach eligible Market
                      Makers, HKSCC or brokers who
                      are Exchange Participants of
                      the Stock Exchange of Hong
                      Kong

Expected commencement  : The tender amount is fully
date of dealing on       fungible with the existing
the Stock Exchange       05Y1312 listed on the Stock
of Hong Kong             Exchange of Hong Kong
 
Price/Yield Table of the reopening of EFN at tender for reference* only :-

Yield-to-Maturity   Price   Yield-to-Maturity   Price

    -0.15          105.47        0.85          102.43
    -0.10          105.32        0.90          102.28
    -0.05          105.16        0.95          102.13
     0.00          105.01        1.00          101.98
     0.05          104.85        1.05          101.83
     0.10          104.70        1.10          101.68
     0.15          104.54        1.15          101.54
     0.20          104.39        1.20          101.39
     0.25          104.24        1.25          101.24
     0.30          104.09        1.30          101.10
     0.35          103.93        1.35          100.95
     0.40          103.78        1.40          100.80
     0.45          103.63        1.45          100.66
     0.50          103.48        1.50          100.51
     0.55          103.33        1.55          100.37
     0.60          103.18        1.60          100.22
     0.65          103.03        1.65          100.08
     0.70          102.88        1.70           99.93
     0.75          102.73        1.75           99.79
     0.80          102.58        1.80           99.65
     0.85          102.43        1.85           99.50

* Disclaimer

The information provided here is for reference only.
Although extreme care has been taken to ensure that
the information provided is accurate and up-to-date,
the HKMA does not warrant that all, or any part of,
the information provided is accurate in all
respects.  You are encouraged to conduct your own
enquiries to verify any particular piece of
information provided on it.  The HKMA shall not be
liable for any loss or damage suffered as a result
of any use or reliance on any of the information
provided here.

Ends/Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Issued at HKT 16:41

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