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WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 1978
BANKING STATISTICS FOR APRIL
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BANKING DEPOSITS AT THE END OF APRIL THIS YEAR STOOD AT 457,523 MILLION, COMPRISING $12,840 MILLION IN DEMAND DEPOSITS $22.401 MILLION IN TIME DEPOSITS AND 22.282 MILLION IN SAVINGS DEPOSITS, ACCORDING TO STATISTICS RELEASED TODAY BY THE OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF BANKING.
APRIL.
THE AVERAGE LIQUIDITY DURING THE MONTH WAS 45.20 PER CENT.
THERE WERE 74 LICENSED BANKS IN HONG KONG AT THE END OF
THE FOLLOWING TABLES GIVE A DETAILED BREAKDOWN OF BANK LIABILITIES AND ASSETS AND MONEY SUPPLY FOR THE MONTH.
LIABILITIES
$ MILLION
1.
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DEPOSITS
2.
AMOUNT DUE TO BANKS ABROAD
57,523
36,614
3. OTHER LIABILITIES
10,252
TOTAL LIABILITIES:
104,989
ASSETS
ન હું
1.
CASH
1,020
2.
AMOUNT DUE FROM BANKS APROAD:
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(1) DEMAND AND SHORT TERM CLAIMS
20,751
(1) TIME DEPOSITS
7,049
37,800
3.
LOANS AND ADVANCES:
(1) HỌNG KONG (10) ABROAD
41,114 16,143
57,257
14. INVESTMENTS