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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1976
JULY BANKING STATISTICS
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BANKING DEPOSITS AS AT THE END OF JULY STOOD AT $40,157 MILLION, COMPRISING $10,201 MILLION IN DEMAND DEPOSITS, $15,461 MILLION IN TIME DEPOSITS AND $14,495 MILLION IN SAVINGS DEPOSITS.
THERE WERE 74 LICENSED BANKS IN HONG KONG AS AT JULY 31.
THE FOLLOWING TABLE RELEASED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF BANKING TODAY GIVES A DETAILED BREAKDOWN OF BANK LIABILITIES AND ASSETS FOR THE MONTH :-
LIABILITIES
1.
DEPOSITS
2.
AMOUNT DUE TO BANKS ABROAD
3.
OTHER LIABILITIES
ASSETS
$
MILLION
40,157
26,245
7,934
TOTAL LIABILITIES
74,336
1.
CASH
661
2.
AMOUNT DUE FROM BANKS ABROAD :
(1) DEMAND AND SHORT TERM CLAIMS (11) TIME DEPOSITS
20,577
3,037
23,614
3.
LOANS AND ADVANCES:
4.
(I) HONG KONG
(11) ABROAD
INVESTMENTS :
(1) HONG KONG (ii) ABROAD
26,976
12,923
39,899
3,162
62
3,224
/5. OTHER