Table 12

(Chapter 4: Financial and Monetary Affairs)

Exchange Fund Abridged Balance Sheet

Assets

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HK$ Million

As at end of year

2005

2009

2010

Foreign currency assets

971,217

1,999,230

2,149,770

Hong Kong dollar assets

95,582

150,168

195,214

1,066,799

2,149,398

2,344,984

Liabilities

Certificates of Indebtedness

148,406

199,006

225,939

Government-issued currency notes and

6,671

8,427

8,899

coins in circulation

Balance of the banking system

1,561

264,567

148,702

Exchange Fund Bills and Notes

118,134

536,429

654,221

Placements by Fiscal Reserves

297,086

504,123

592,282

Other liabilities

51,795

83,389

123,438

623,653

1,595,941

1,753,481

Fund Equity

443,146

553,457

591,503

Note: The Exchange Fund Abridged Balance Sheet is extracted from the Exchange Fund Accounts published in

the Hong Kong Monetary Authority's Annual Report.

Source: Hong Kong Monetary Authority.

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2878 8222)

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