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THE EXCHANGE FUND
COUNTRY RISK STATEMENT AS AT 31 December 1987
Appendix V
(1)
Borrower
(2)
Direct debt of the governments identified in column (1)
(3)
Debt guaranteed by the central governments of the countries identified in column (1)
HK$'000s
%
HK$'000s
(4)
Bank debt (allocated according to the country under whose laws the bank is organized)
HK$'000s
(5)
(6)
Others (Notes)
Total
1987
1986
HK$'000s
HK$ '000s
%
Supranational
5,306,442 4.47
5,306,442
4.47
5.97
Australia
177,797
0.15
66,060
0.06
100,180
0.08
47,623
0.04
391,660
0.33
0.49
Austria
457,751
0.39
314,434
0.27
37,717
0.02
809,902
0.68
0.52
Belgium
549,371
0.46
50,951
0.04
Canada
2,151,496
1.81
192,544
0.16
146,413
1,369,303
0.12
1.15
746,735
0.62
0.24
Denmark
320,873
0.27
23,241
0.02
123,399
14,273
0.11
3,836,742
3.23
3.54
0.01
358,387
0.30
0.15
Finland
202,359
0.17
19,680
0.02
222,039
0.19
0.19
France
1,441,892
1.21
Hong Kong
3,691,789
12,487,961
3.11
10.51
5,133,681
4.32
4.93
1,115,054
0.94
Italy
150,963
0.13
1
13,603,015
150,963
11.45
9.86
0.13
Japan
4,147,447
3.49
511,138
0.43
Luxembourg
Netherlands
2,963,153
2.49
13,464
0.01
12,353,860
505,590
1,849,268
10.40
0.42
1.56
320,463 0.27
17,332,908
14.59 14.52
505,590
0.42
0.28
110,357
0.09
4,936,242
4.15
2.82
New Zealand
215,483
0.18
6,420
0.01
1
221,903
0.19
0.26
Norway
178,814
0.15
69,715
0.06
31,345
0.03
279,874
0.24
0.38
Singapore
5,135
0.01
5,135
0.01
0.01
Sweden
447,459
0.37
56,971
0.05
504,430
0.42
0.43
Switzerland
United Kingdom
U.S.A.
West Germany
7,989,962 6.72
24,010,428 20.21
3,533,723 2.97
17,893
405,947 798,579
0.01
0.34
0.67
1,704,530
13,053,026
3,611,602 4,844,973
1.43
10.99
3.04
4.08
+
1,704,530
1.43
0.48
21,060,881
17.72
15.14
28,027,977
23.59
26.51
712,045
0.60
9,889,320
8.32
10.36
Sub total: 1987
47,502,214 39.97
3,988,929
3.36
55,718,495
46.89
7,818,718
6.58
115,028,356
96.80
97.08
1986
37,443,472 42.25
3,269,632
3.70
37,743,702
42.61
7,543,847
8.52
Gold
Loans
681,684
3,124,576
0.57
0.71
2.63
2.21
118,834,616
100.00
100.00
Total
Note: This column includes equities, debt of supranational organisations, debt issued by or guaranteed by provincial governments of the countries
identified in column (1) and debt issued by Japanese Electric Utility Companies which are subject to the Electric Utility Law (Law No. 170 of 1964). Equities are all denominated in Hong Kong dollars (see paragraph 9(ii) to the Notes on the Accounts).
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