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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1976
NOVEMBER BANKING STATISTICS
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BANKING DEPOSITS AS AT THE END OF NOVEMBER STOOD AT $42,827 MILLION, COMPRISING $11,344 MILLION IN DEMAND DEPOSITS, $15,998 MILLION IN TIME DEPOSITS AND $15,484 MILLION IN SAVINGS DEPOSITS.
THERE WERE 74 LICENSED BANKS IN HONG KONG AS AT THE END OF LAST MONTH.
THE FOLLOWING TABLES RELEASED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF BANKING TODAY GIVES A DETAILED BREAKDOWN OF BANK LIABILITIES AND ASSETS AND MONEY SUPPLY FOR THE MONTH :-
LIABILITIES
1. DEPOSITS
$MILLION
42,827
27,468
9,446
TOTAL LIABILITIES
$ 79,741
2. AMOUNT DUE TO BANKS ABROAD
3.
OTHER LIABILITIES
ASSETS
1. CASH
2. AMOUNT DUE FROM BANKS ABROAD:
819
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DEMAND AND SHORT TERM CLAIMS 22,148 TIME DEPOSITS
3,726
25,874
3. LOANS AND ADVANCES:
13
HONG KONG ABROAD
28,567
13,325
41,892
4.
INVESTMENTS;
{I) HONG KONG (11) ABROAD
3,188
75
3,263
/5. OTHER