STERLING ASSETS OF HONG KONG
By classes of funds
Class of funds
Currency Board Holdings and Currency
Funds with Crown Agents (a)
Special Funds with Crown Agents (a) (b)
General Funds with Crown Agents (a) (c)
Funds with U.K. Banks etc. (d)
38/6
£ millions
30th June 1969
182
7
39
194
422
Total funds
(a) Deposits, U.K. Treasury Bills, British Government and Government-guaranteed stocks, Commonwealth and South African Securities and investments in U.K. Local Authorities.
(b) Funds of Colonial Governments and other public bodies held under statute or earmarked for special purposes
sinking, savings banks, renewals and pension
(0.8.3.
funds
(c) Other funds of Colonial Governments and other public bodies (e.g., general revenue balances and invested surplus and general purpose reserve funds).
(d) Deposits and U.K. Treasury Bills held for all residents
of Hong Kong, British Government and Government- guaranteed stocks held for banks and central monetary institutions and deposits with U.K. Hire Purchase Finance Companies, net of sterling liabilities (including acceptances) of Hong Kong to the United Kingdom. Assets denominated in currencies of the overseas sterling area are excluded.
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