TABLE 1
“HONG KONG LICENSED BANKS :
EXTERNAL LIABILITIES TO AND CLAIMS AGAINST CHINA (million HK dollars)
Liabilities
Claics on
Claims on
llet Liabilities
Date
to Banks
Banka
lion-banks
(-) or Claims (+)
Mar. 31, 1979
421
5.144
2
+4,725
Jun. 30, 1979
348
5.569
10
+5,231
Sep. 30, 1979
393
5,623
36
+5,266
Dec. 31, 1979
205
5.797
109
+5,701
Mar. 31, 1980
661
61
5,893
954
386
Jun. 30, 1920
1,160
5,647
189
+4,676
Sep. 30, 1980
1,279
5,551
345
+4,617
Dec. 31, 1920
773
6,631
399
+5,352
Mar. 31, 1981
· 422
5.967
439
+5,984
Jun. 30, 1981
1,779
5.556
514
+4,291
Sep. 30, 1981
2,838
5,612
569
+3,343
Dec. 31, 1981
4.419
6,357
618
+2,567
Mar. 31, 1982
6.519
6,105
374
-100
Jun. 30, 1982
7.757
5,503
244
-2,010
S.p. 30, 1982
8,038
5,093
268
-2,677
Dec. 31, 1982
10,562
5,349
280
-4.933
f
Mar. 31, 1983
12,016
6,255
293
-5,468
Jun. 30, 1983
13,092
7,471
315
-5.366
Sep. 30, 1983
15,466
8,023
442
-7,001
Dec. 31, 1983
16,329
8,467
•
529
-7.333
Mar. 31, 1984
20,280
9.866
704
-9.710
Jun. 30, 1984
22,674
9.453
748
-12,473
Sep. 30, 1984
21,805
8,127
1,008
-12,670
.Dec. 31, 1984
21,909
10,477
1,412
-10,020
Mar. 30, 1985
21,811
15,150
1,629
-5,022
Jun. 20, 19ûr
9,59
14,039
2, 15ú
-2,20
Sep. 30, 1985
19,975
23.391
3,000
+6,416
Dec. 31, 1985
20,282
23,508
5,737
+ 8,963
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