MONEY SUPPLY
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1977
MONTH ENDED 31ST JULY, 1977
ADJUSTED FIGURES
FOR MONTH ENDED
30TH JUNE 1977
1. LEGAL TENDER COINS AND
NOTES IN CIRCULATION (A)
(1) COMMERCIAL BANK ISSUES (11) GOVERNMENT ISSUES
5,226
5,140
492
5,718
490 5,630
2. LICENSED BANKS' HOLDINGS OF LEGAL
TENDER COINS AND NOTES (B)
796
793
3. LEGAL TENDER COINS AND NOTES IN
HANDS OF NON-BANK PUBLIC (A) - (B) - (C)
4,922
4,837
4. DEMAND DEPOSITS WITH LICENSED
BANKS (D)
11,101
10,900
5. MONEY SUPPLY (DEFINITION 1)
(C) + (D) = (Ė)
16,023
15,737
6. TIME DEPOSITS WITH LICENSED BANKS
(F)
18,330
18,582
7. SAVINGS DEPOSITS WITH LICENSED
BANKS (G)
18,738
18,343
8. MONEY SUPPLY (DEFINITION 2)
(E) + (F) + (G) = (H)
53,091
52,662
THREE HEUNG YEE KUK SEATS TO BE FILLED
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THE NEW TERRITORIES HEUNG YEE KUK IS GOING TO THE POLLS LATER THIS YEAR TO ELECT THREE OFFICIALS.
BY-ELECTIONS WILL BE HELD TO FILL VACANCIES OF A SPECIAL COUNCILLOR FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT, AN ORDINARY MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, AND THE VICE-CHAIRMAN FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT.
THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR. DAVID AKERS-JONES, WILL BE THE RETURNING OFFICER.
THE BY-ELECTIONS WILL BE HELD IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HEUNG YEE KUK ORDINANCE.
ELECTION OF THE SPECIAL COUNCILLOR FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT WILL TAKE PLACE ON OCTOBER 20, WHILE THAT OF THE OTHER TWO OFFICIALS WILL BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 3.
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