Appendix 10

(Chapter 3: Financial Structure)

Money Supply

Legal tender coins and notes in circulation

Commercial bank issues (A)

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation...

The Chartered Bank

Mercantile Bank ... Government issues (B)

One-dollar coins

Subsidiary coins

One-cent notes

**

Demand deposits with licensed banks (C) Time deposits with licensed banks (D) Savings deposits with licensed banks (E)

Licensed banks' holdings of legal tender (F)

Money supply:

Definition 1 (A+B+C-F)

Definition 2 (A+B+C+D÷E-F)

...

...

:

}

231

$ Million

As at end of year

1972

1973

1974

2,697.30

2,924.00

3,009.00

424.90

494.86

535.54

28.43

29.45

29.32

127.92

153.42

173.92

-99.05

110.04

118.37

0.60

0.64

0.67

8,500.61

8,622.62

8,161.35

7,806.76

9,958.13

14,200.27

8,305.66 466.16

7,610.24

8,636.59

574.32

658.10

11,412.65

11,760.71

27,525.07

29,329.08

11,370.07 34,206.93

Appendix 11

(Chapter 3: Financial Structure)

Banking: Liabilities and Assets

As at end of year

Number of reporting banks

Liabilities

Notes in circulation

Deposits:

Demand

Time

Savings

Balance due to:

Other banks in Hong Kong

Banks abroad

Other liabilities

Total liabilities

Assets

Cash (legal tender notes and coins)

Balance due from:

Other banks in Hong Kong

Banks abroad

Loans and advances

Investments:

Local

Other

Other assets

Total assets

:

...

...

:

...

...

:

:

-

:

:

:

:

$ Million

1972

1973

73

74

1974

74

3,151

3,448

3,574

8,500

8,623

8,161

7,807

9,958

14,200

8,306

7,610

8,637

3,103

3,723

5,167

5,428

8,911

15,460

:

4,030

5,056

6,710

:

40,325

47,329

61,909

466

574

658

3,104

3,843

5,216

10,616

10,201

14,726

...

17,726

23,263

29,549

1,491

1,923

2,363

59

62

48

6,863

7,463

9,349

40,325

47,329

61,909

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