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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1976
SEPTEMBER BANKING STATISTICS
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BANKING DEPOSITS AS AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER STOOD AT $41,532 MILLION, COMPRISING $11,050 MILLION IN DEMAND DEPOSITS, $15,503 MILLION IN TIME DEPOSITS AND $14,979 MILLION IN SAVINGS DEPOSITS.
THERE WERE 74 LICENSED BANKS IN HONG KONG AS AT SEPTEMBER.
THE FOLLOWING TABLES RELEASED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF BANK ING TODAY GIVES A DETAILED BREAKDOWN OF BANK LIABILITIES AND ASSETS AND MONEY SUPPLY FOR THE MONTH :-
LIABILITIES
1.
DEPOSITS
2. AMOUNT DUE TO BANKS ABROAD
3.
OTHER LIABILITIES
SMILLION
41,532
27,985
8,724
TOTAL LIABILITIES
78,241
ASSETS
1.
CASH
799
2.
AMOUNT DUE FROM BANKS ABROAD:
(1) DEMAND AND SHORT TERM CLAIMS
TIME DEPOSITS
21,979
3,179 25,158
3.
4.
(11)
LOANS AND ADVANCES:
(1) HONG KONG
ABROAD
INVESTMENTS:
(1)
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(11) ABROAD
27,925
13,318
41,243
HONG KONG
3,177
66
3,242
/OTHER ASSETS: