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SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 1975
BANKING STATISTICS
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THERE WERE 74 LICENSED BANKS IN HONG KONG AS AT MAY 31 THIS YEAR WITH TOTAL DEPOSITS OF $33,970 MILLION, ACCORDING TO STATISTICS ISSUED TODAY BY THE COMMISSIONER OF BANKING.
THE BREAKDOWN OF THE STATISTICS IS AS FOLLOWS:
LIABILITIES
$MILLION
1. DEPOSITS
33,970
2. AMOUNT DUE TO BANKS ABROAD
17,720
3. OTHER LIABILITIES
6,875
TOTAL LIABILITIES
58,565
ASSETS
1. CASH
590
2. AMOUNT DUE FROM BANKS ABROAD:
(1) DEMAND AND SHORT TERM CLAIMS (II) TIME DEPOSITS
17,217
1,927
19,144
(II) ABROAD
3. LOANS AND ADVANCES:
(1) HONG KONG
(11) ABROAD
4. INVESTMENTS,
(I) HONG KONG (11) ABROAD
5. OTHER ASSETS:
(I) HONG KONG
88
24,169
8,055
32,224
2,384
50
2,434
3,185
988
4,173
TOTAL ASSETS
58,565
AVERAGE LIQUIDITY DURING MONTH
48.15%
362,000 LOTTERY TICKETS SOLD SO FAR ******
A TOTAL OF 362,000 TICKETS FOR THE THIRD GOVERNMENT LOTTERY THIS YEAR WAS SOLD UP TO 12.30 P.M. TODAY (SATURDAY).
THE WINNING NUMBERS OF THE LOTTERY WILL BE DRAWN ON JULY 5 IN THE CITY HALL THEATRE BY FOUR COMMERCIAL RADIO ARTISTES - MR. HO YA-YUE, MISS CONITA CHAN HOT-SEE, MISS CHENG KIT-MAN, A D MISS MA SHUK-KAU.
THE FOUR ARTISTES WILL ALSO HELP SELL TICKETS AT STATUE SQUARE BETWEEN 1 P.M. AND 2 P.M. ON JULY 2 TO PROMOTE TICKET SALES.