Appendix 12
(Chapter 3: Financial System and Economy)
Liabilities and Assets: Banks and Deposit-taking Companies
271
$ Million
As at end of year
Banks
Number of licensed banks
Liabilities
Deposits:
Demand
1978
1979
1980
88
105
113
13,567
13,566
15,752
Time
21,512
21,161
29,929
Savings
24,850
33,258
42,809
Amount due to banks abroad
Amount due to deposit-taking companies
51,385
73,685
117,704
こ
6,929_
20,029
28,992
Other liabilities
13,624
24,159
32,917
Total liabilities
Assets
131,867
185,858
268,103
Cash (legal tender notes and coins)
1,227
1,495
2,087
Amount due from banks abroad:
Demand and short term claims
37,425
46,568
58,310
Time deposits
13,381
19,867
32,583
Amount due from deposit-taking companies
6,386
11,463
20,790
Loans and advances:
Hong Kong
46,428
62,227
94,970
Abroad
16,411
20,778
29,433
Investments:
Hong Kong
4,294
5,462
7,276
Abroad
Other assets:
137
180
190
Hong Kong
Abroad
Total assets
5,980
9,581
13,126
198
8,237
9,338
131,867
185,858
268,103
Liabilities
Deposits
Deposit-taking Companies
Number of registered deposit-taking companies
(of which: short-term†)
241
269
302
10,447
24,495
42,716
N.A.
N.A.
7,649
Amount due to banks in Hong Kong
6,386
1,1463
21,314
Amount due to banks abroad
27,398
31,160
49,929
Other liabilities
8,121
10,347
16,125
Total liabilities
52,352
77,465
130,084
Assets
Cash
5
4
5
Amount due from banks in Hong Kong
6,929*
20,029
29,217
Amount due from banks abroad:
Demand and short term claims
2,753
3,293
18,217
Time deposits
6,190
10,266
10,676
Loans and advances:
Abroad
Hong Kong
Investments:
Hong Kong
Abroad
Other assets:
Hong Kong
Abroad
Total assets
9,970*
13,566
29,317
21,165
24,778
30,232
1,062
1,157
2,505
842
997
2,805
1,644
1,459
3.622
1,792
1,916
3,488
52,352
77,465
130,084
Note: N.A.- Not available.
* Revised figures.
† Short-term deposits are demand deposits, deposits repayable within 7 days or at 7 days' notice or less, and time deposits
where the depositor may obtain repayment before maturity.