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MONDAY, MARCH 28, 1977
FEBRUARY BANKING STATISTICS
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BANKING DEPOSITS AT THE END OF FEBRUARY STOOD AT $45,347 MILLION, COMPRISING $11,274 MILLION IN DEMAND DEPOSITS, $17,490 MILLION IN TIME DEPOSITS AND $16,583 MILLION IN SAVINGS DEPOSITS.
THERE WERE 74 LICENSED BANKS IN HONG KONG AT THE END OF LAST MONTH.
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
$MILLION
45,347
28,465
8,471
TOTAL LIABILITIES
$ 82,283
2. AMOUNT DUE TO BANKS ABROAD
3. OTHER LIABILITIES
ASSETS
1. CASH
1,104
2. AMOUNT DUE FROM BANKS ABROAD:
(1) DEMAND AND SHORT TERM CLAIMS (11) TIME DEPOSITS
21,804
3,754
25,558
3. LOANS AND ADVANCES:
I} HONG KONG
(1)
(11) ABROAD
4. INVESTMENTS:
(1)
HONG KONG
(11) ABROAD
5. OTHER ASSETS:
(1) HONG KONG
(11) ABROAD
30,818
14,157
44,975
3,257
80
3,337
3,955 3,354
TOTAL ASSETS
7,309
$82,283
AVERAGE LIQUIDITY DURING MONTH
43.89 PER CENT
MONEY SUPPLY