Appendices
Table 12
(Chapter 4: Financial and Monetary Affairs)
Exchange Fund Abridged Balance Sheet
Assets
6
HK$ Million
As at end of year
2012
2016
2017
Foreign currency assets
2,587,785
3,394,882
3,792,865
Hong Kong dollar assets
193,312
223,824
230,672
2,781,097
3,618,706
4,023,537
Liabilities
Certificates of Indebtedness
289,837
405,345
456,726
Government-issued currency notes and
9,934
11,928
12,213
coins in circulation
Balance of the banking system
255,851
259,593
179,790
Exchange Fund Bills and Notes issued
688,484
960,982
1,045,749
Placements by Fiscal Reserves
717,536
914,598
1,073,794
Other liabilities
195,571
519,747
540,341
2,157,213
3,072,193
3,308,613
Fund Equity
623,884
546,513
714,924
Note: The Exchange Fund Abridged Balance Sheet is extracted from the Exchange Fund Balance Sheet published in the Hong
Kong Monetary Authority's Monthly Statistical Bulletin.
Source: Hong Kong Monetary Authority
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