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THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1975
JULY BANKING STATISTICS ******
BANK DEPOSITS AS AT THE END OF LAST MONTH STOOD AT $34,512 MILLION CONSISTING OF $9,205 MILLION IN DEMAND DEPOSITS, $13,512 MILLION IN TIME DEPOSITS AND $11,795 MILLION IN SAVINGS DEPOSITS, ACCORDING TO FIGURES RELEASED TODAY BY THE BACKING CO131ISSIONER.
THE NUMBER OF BANKS AT THE END OF THE MONTH WAS 74..
THE FOLLOWING TABLE GIVES THE BREAKDOWN FIGURES FOR TOTAL LIABILITIES AND ASSETS AS AT JULY 31, 1975 1-
LIABILITIES
(1) DEPOSITS *
(2) AMOUNT DUE TO BANKS ABROAD
(3) OTHER LIABILITIES
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$ MILLION
34,512
18,877
7,450
TOTAL LIABILITIES 60,839
ASSETS
(1)
CASH
592
(2)
AMOUNT DUE FROM BANKS ABROAD
(1) DEMAND AND SHORT TERM CLAIMS (11) TIME DEPOSITS
17,806
2,041
19,847
(3) LOANS AND ADVANCES :
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HONG KONG
24,159
8,751
32,910
(11) ABROAD
INVESTMENTS
(4)
(1)
HONG KONG
(11) ABROAD
(5) OTHER ASSETS:
(1) HONG KONG
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(FI) ABROAD
2,561
51
2,612
3,555
1,323
4,878
TOTAL ASSETS
60,839
/AVERAGE LIQUIDITY