BANKS
SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 1981
DEPOSITS
92 185
92 689 (-0.5%)
LOANS AND ADVANCES
IN HONG KONG
103 335
100 830
(+2.5%)
86 816 (+6.2%)
70 065 (+31.6%)
69 306
90 865 (+13.7%) (+49.1%)
LOAN/DEPOSIT RATIO
112.1%
108.8%
104.7%
98.9%
AVERAGE LIQUIDITY
46.1%
46.3%
48.2%
53.6%
RATIO
DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES
DEPOSITS
46 488
43 685 (+6.4%)
39 059 (+19.0%) (+19.0%)
29 551 (+57.3%)
LOANS AND ADVANCES
31 454
IN HONG KONG
30 965 (+1,6%)
28 689 (+9.6%)
15 304 (+105.5%)
LOAN/DEPOSIT RATIO
67.7%
70.9%
73.5%
51.8%
AVERAGE LIQUIDITY
45.0%
44.2%
46.6%
48.1%
RATIO
BANKS AND DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES
TOTAL LOANS AND
134 789
ADVANCES IN HONG KONG
131 795
(+2.3%)
119 554 84 610 (+12.7%) (+59.3%)
TALKS ON REPLACEMENT AIRPORT
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MR G.T. OLIVER, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AVIATION, WILL BE LEAVING FOR LONDON ON MONDAY (APRIL 6) FOR A MEETING WITH SENIOR AIRLINE REPRESENTATIVES AS PART OF THE REPLACEMENT AIRPORT STUDIES NOW BEING CONDUCTED BY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT.
ALSO REPRESENTED WILL BE THE MAIN CONSULTANTS, R.M. PARSONS INTERNATIONAL, AND THE UK CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY WHO WILL PRESENT PRELIMINARY RESULTS ON AIR SPACE PLANNING. A FURTHER SESSION WILL BE HELD IN HONG KONG IN JUNE.
THE AIR SPACE PLANNING FORMS PART OF THE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN. ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ARE STUDIES OF CIVIL ENGINEERING DESIGN OF RECLAMATION, TOGETHER WITH METEOROLOGICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND FINANCIAL STUDIES. THESE ARE PLANNED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF NEXT YEAR.
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