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FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1986
QUARTERLY ANALYSIS OF LOANS AND ADVANCES FOR USE IN HONG KONG BY SECTOR
IN THE SECOND QUARTER, LOANS AND ADVANCES EXTENDED TO THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR ROSE BY 5.2 PER CENT AFTER AN INCREASE OF 7.4 PER CENT IN THE FIRST QUARTER. OVER THE YEAR, THESE LOANS GREW BY 12.9 PER CENT. LOANS TO THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADES FELL BY 2.7 PER CENT, FOLLOWING AN INCREASE OF 9.9 PER CENT IN THE FIRST QUARTER.
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OVER THE YEAR, THESE LOANS GREW BY 10.3 PER CENT. LOANS TO THE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION SECTOR FELL FOR THE SEVENTH CONSECUTIVE QUARTER, BY 3.9 PER CENT AFTER A DECLINE OF 5.3 PER CENT IN THE FIRST QUARTER.
OVER THE 12 MONTHS THESE LOANS FELL BY 20.0 PER CENT. REFLECTING THE CONTINUED GROWTH IN ACTIVITIES IN THE PROPERTY MARKET, LOANS TO INDIVIDUALS FOR THE PURCHASE OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY (OTHER THAN FLATS IN THE HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME) CONTINUED TO RISE, BY 8.6 PER CENT AFTER AN INCREASE OF 4.3 PER CENT IN THE FIRST QUARTER. OVER THE 12 MONTHS, THESE LOANS GREW BY 27.7 PER CENT.
LIQUIDITY RATIOS
THE AVERAGE LIQUIDITY RATIO (AS DEFINED IN S. 18 OF THE BANKING ORDINANCE) FOR ALL BANKS INCREASED TO 54.6 PER CENT IN JUNE FROM 54.3 PER CENT IN MAY. THE AVERAGE LIQUIDITY RATIO FOR ALL DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES (AS DEFINED IN S. 24A OF THE DEPOSIT- TAKING COMPANIES ORDINANCE) INCREASED TO 43.0 IN JUNE FROM 41.6 PER CENT IN MAY.
NUMBER OF REPORTING INSTITUTIONS
THE NUMBER OF REPORTING LICENSED BANKS DECREASED BY ONE TO 149. THE NUMBER OF LICENSED DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES REMAINED UNCHANGED AT 36. THE NUMBER OF REPORTING REGISTERED DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES DECREASED BY FIVE TO 264.
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