As the external environment remained unsettled , selling pressure on the hong kong dollar re - emerged in january 1998 when the indonesian rupiah depreciated sharply to a low of 18 , 000 由于外部环境仍然动荡不稳，当一九九八年一月印尼盾汇价急泻至18 , 000的低位后，港元沽售压力再现。
Despite this , the market volatility in asian and emerging markets saw investor ' s risk aversion rise sharply and selling pressures take hold , leaving the ftse 100 index 0 . 5 % lower 即便如此，亚洲和新兴市场的股市震荡让投资者的风险意识急速提升，抛售压力占了主导地位，金融时报100指数下跌0 . 5 % 。
When the hang seng index futures contracts for the month of august settled on august 28 , there was substantial selling pressure in the stock market and daily turnover reached a record high of $ 79 billion 八月份恒生指数期货合约在八月二十八日结算时，股市出现庞大的沽售压力，当日成交额也创下790亿港元的最高记录。
The hong kong and us dollars have been linked since 1983 through a currency board system under which inter - bank interest rates rise automatically when there is selling pressure on the hong kong dollar 港元自一九八三年起已按照一套货币发行局制度和美元挂。在该制度下，当港元遇到沽售压力，银行同业拆息率会自动调升。
In early january , financial problems in japan and korea and the sharp depreciation of the indonesian rupiah led to significant selling pressure in regional currency and stock markets . during the first two weeks of january , stock markets in the region generally registered declines of around 10 to 20 per cent 一月初，日本及韩国发生的金融问题，以及印尼盾大幅贬值，引致亚洲各地货币及股票市场面对庞大的抛售压力。在一月的首两个星期内，亚洲区股市普遍录得一成至两成的跌幅。
The hong kong and us dollars have been linked since 1983 through a currency board system under which inter - bank interest rates rise automatically when there is selling pressure on the hong kong dollar . this makes it difficult to speculate against the hong kong dollar because inter - bank rates can become so high that selling hong kong dollars becomes too costly ? 。在该制度下，当港元遇到沽售压力，银行同业拆息率会自动调升。这个机制令投机炒卖港元变得困难，因为银行同业拆息率可以升至很高的水平，以致沽售港元的代价变得太大。
