TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 1990
KONG
AND
LOANS THESE
NOT
HONG TOUCHING LOANS TO FINANCE MERCHANDISING TRADE FELL BY 0.1 PER CENT IN FEBRUARY, AFTER A ZERO GROWTH IN DECEMBER
OVER THE YEAR, THESE A DECLINE OF 22.0 PER CENT IN JANUARY. DECLINED BY 31.2 PER CENT. IN TERMS OF RELATIVE SHARE, HOWEVER, LOANS ACCOUNTED FOR ONLY A SMALL PROPORTION OF TOTAL LOANS.
NUMBER OF REPORTING INSTITUTIONS
COMPANIES)
WHILE AS
THAT REGISTERED
OF
THE NUMBERS OF REPORTING LICENSED BANKS AND RESTRICTED LICENCE BANKS (PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS LICENSED DEPOSIT-TAKING
165 UNCHANGED AT
AND 37 RESPECTIVELY, REMAINED
KNOWN (PREVIOUSLY DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES) DECREASED BY ONE TO 199.
NOTE:
(1)
BEFORE
FEBRUARY
1. 1990, "RESTRICTED COMPANIES" "DEPOSIT-TAKING DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES" COMPANIES" RESPECTIVELY.
+
BANKS LICENCE
WERE
AND
KNOWN "REGISTERED
AS
AND "LICENSED DEPOSIT-TAKING
(2)
IN THE TEXT ABOVE, HK$M2 AND HK$M3 HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED TO INCLUDE SWAP
DEPOSITS AND ON THE OTHER HAND, TOTAL FOREIGN CURRENCY DEPOSITS HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED TO EXCLUDE SWAP DEPOSITS.
TOTAL HK$ DEPOSITS,
HK$
TIME
DEPOSITS, DEPOSITS.
U.S.$
CUSTOMERS
BUYING
SWAP DEPOSITS" ARE DEPOSITS INVOLVING FOREIGN CURRENCIES (MOSTLY U.S. DOLLARS) IN THE SPOT MARKET AND
AUTHORISED PLACING THEM AS DEPOSITS WITH
INSTITUTIONS, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME ENTERING INTO A CONTRACT TO SELL SUCH CURRENCIES (PRINCIPAL PLUS INTEREST) FORWARD IN LINE WITH
PURPOSES, THEY MATURITY OF SUCH DEPOSITS. FOR MOST ANALYTICAL SHOULD BE REGARDED AS HONG KONG DOLLAR DEPOSITS.
FOREIGN THE
/MONETARY STATISTICS