13.
for
Taking banks and deposit-taking companies
together, European owned institutions account
about $100 billion deposits and
assets of
approaching $370 billion. Japanese institutions account for some $54 billion deposits but over $980 billion assets. Mainland China institutions have
deposits over $100 billion and assets exceeding $150 billion. United States' institutions have deposits
$62 billion and assets of almost $200
(Table 4).
of
some
billion.
14.
Of the banks incorporated in Hong Kong, 6
banks have assets of about $10 billion or over 10
have assets between about $5 and $10 billion and 9
have assets between $2 and
between $2 and $5 billion. Ten have
assets below $2 billion. (The three unincorporated banks have negligible assets). Deposits from
non-bank depositors
depositors of the banks incorporated in Hong Kong follow a pattern broadly similar to but at
a lower level than the assets. (Table 5).
15.
Licensed banks accounted for 78 per cent
of loans and advances and 87 per cent of deposits. Registered deposit-taking companies accounted for 14
per cent of loans and 8 per cent of deposits.
Licensed deposit-taking companies
companies accounted for 8
per cent of the loans and 5 per cent of the
deposits. The banks took a significantly larger
share both
both of loans and deposits than the other deposit-taking companies compared with
(Table 6)
1985.
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