HONG KONG BANKS LEAVE INTEREST RATES UNCHANGED

  The Hong Kong Association of Banks
  said it decided to leave interest rates unchanged at today's
  regular weekly meeting.
      Current rates are 1-3/4 pct for savings accounts, 24-hours,
  seven-day call, one-week and two-weeks. One-month is 2-1/4 pct,
  two-months 2-1/2 pct, three- and six-months are both three pct,
  nine-months 3-1/4 pct and 12-months 3-3/4 pct.
      Prime rate is six pct.
  

