HONG KONG, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchange rates against Hong Kong dollar released by Hang Seng Bank Limited on Friday:

Buying Selling

U.S. dollar 783.60 786.60

Australian dollar 567.30 574.60

Canadian dollar 593.70 600.70

Swiss franc 783.30 793.10

euro 889.30 899.20

British pound 992.20 1003.70

Japanese yen 704.10 713.30

(The above exchange rates are expressed per 100 units for the foreign currency, except per 10,000 units for the Japanese yen.)