FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1982
BALANCE SHEET RATIOS
THE AVERAGE LIQUIDITY RATIO (AS DEFINED IN $. 18 OF THE BANKING ORDINANCE) FOR ALL BANKS IN HONG KONG DECREASED SLIGHTLY IN SEPTEMBER, TO 47.8 PER CENT FROM 48.1 PER CENT IN AUGUST. THE RATIO OF THEIR LOANS FOR USE IN HONG KONG TO THE IR DEPOSITS FELL AGAIN, TO 73.1 PER CENT AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER FROM 75.6 PER CENT AT THE END OF AUGUST AS THE RAPID EXPANSION OF DEPOSITS WITH BANKS CONTINUED, UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE SHIFT OF DEPOSITS FROM DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES.
THE AVERAGE LIQUIDITY RATIO (AS DEFINED IN S. 24A OF THE DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES ORDINANCE) FOR ALL DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES INCREASED TO 53.7 PER CENT IN SEPTEMBER FROM 52.8 PER CENT IN AUGUST. THE RATIO OF THEIR LOANS FOR USE IN HONG KONG TO THE IR DEPOSITS ROSE FURTHER TO 112.9 PER CENT AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER FROM 103.2 PER CENT AT THE END OF AUGUST.
NUMBER OF REPORTING INSTITUTIONS
THE NUMBER OF REPORTING BANKS IN SEPTEMBER INCREASED BY ONE TO 125. THE NUMBER OF LICENSED DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES REMAINED UNCHANGED AT 16 AND THE NUMBER OF REGISTERED DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES INCREASED BY ONE TO 345.
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