SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 1988
IN
VIEWS TO THE THREE KOWLOON AND THE NEW
TWO REPRESENTATIVES ARE APPOINTED FROM EACH GROUP TO ASSIST LIAISING WITH GROUP MEMBERS AND TO REPORT THEIR REGIONAL ADVISORY PANELS OF HONG KONG ISLAND, TERRITORIES.
THE CHAIRMEN OF THE THREE REGIONAL ADVISORY PANELS ARE OF THE BROADCASTING AUTHORITY.
MEMBERS
MONETARY STATISTICS FOR JANUARY PUBLISHED
THAN
MORE SLOWLY IN STATISTICS
JANUARY PUBLISHED
1988 TODAY
HONG KONG DOLLAR DEPOSITS GREW
TO 1987, ACCORDING IN DECEMBER (SATURDAY) BY THE MONETARY AFFAIRS BRANCH.
ON THE FOREIGN CURRENCY DEPOSITS, JANUARY COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS MONTH.
OTHER
HAND,
DECLINED
IN
OF HONG KONG DOLLAR DEFINITIONS INCREASED
IN LINE WITH THE SLOWDOWN IN THE GROWTH DEPOSITS, HONG KONG DOLLAR MONEY SUPPLY ON ALL LESS RAPIDLY IN JANUARY.
ADVANCES
EXTENDED
BY
THE RATE OF INCREASE IN TOTAL LOANS AND DEPOSIT-TAKING INSTITUTIONS ALSO DECELERATED CONSIDERABLY IN JANUARY.
WHICH LOANS FOR USE OUTSIDE HONG KONG,
AND ADVANCES IMPETUS FOR GROWTH OF TOTAL LOANS DECLINED SLIGHTLY IN JANUARY,
LOANS TO
FINANCE HONG
PROVIDED AN IMPORTANT MONTHS, EARLIER IN
TRADE ALSO DECLINED
GREW
VISIBLE KONG'S
SLIGHTLY DURING THE MONTH WHILE OTHER LOANS FOR USE IN HONG KONG MODERATELY.
SUMMARY FIGURES
FOR
JANUARY
1988
OUT A TABLE SETTING COMPARISONS WITH EARLIER MONTHS WILL BE SENT BY FACSIMILE AND BOXED,
DEPOSITS
AND
HONG KONG DOLLAR DEPOSITS GREW BY 2.9 PER CENT IN JANUARY 1988, OF 6.4 PER AFTER A FALL OF 0.7 PER CENT IN NOVEMBER AND AN INCREASE CENT IN DECEMBER 1987.
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