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THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1991
HOWEVER, A JUDGE HAS THE DISCRETION TO SEVER COUNTS IF HE CONSIDERS THIS TO BE IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE.
THIS COULD BE DONE ON THE GROUNDS THAT THE INCLUSION OF CERTAIN COUNTS ON AN INDICTMENT MAY PREJUDICE THE ACCUSED, MAKE THE CASE OVER COMPLICATED OR PROLONG PROCEEDINGS UNNECESSARILY.
**TO
ENSURE THE MAXIMUM IMPACT OF THE LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS IN THE BILL,
IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO SEEK AMENDMENTS TO THE INDICTMENT RULES AND THE PRESENT PRACTICE DIRECTIONS GOVERNING JOINDER OF CONSPIRACY CHARGES WITH ASSOCIATED SUBSTANTIVE ALLEGATIONS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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MONETARY STATISTICS FOR JUNE 1991
HONG KONG DOLLAR DEPOSITS WITH AUTHORISED INSTITUTIONS AND THE BROADER DEFINITIONS OF HONG KONG DOLLAR MONEY SUPPLY INCREASED DURING · JUNE, ACCORDING TO STATISTICS PUBLISHED TODAY (THURSDAY) BY THE MONETARY AFFAIRS BRANCH.
ON THE OTHER HAND, HONG KONG DOLLAR LOANS AND ADVANCES RECORDED A SMALLER INCREASE IN JUNE COMPARED WITH MAY.
DEPOSITS
INSTITUTIONS,
AN
HONG KONG DOLLAR DEPOSITS WITH AUTHORISED ADJUSTED TO INCLUDE SWAP DEPOSITS, GREW BY 2.2% IN JUNE, FOLLOWING INCREASE OF 1.2% IN APRIL AND A ZERO GROWTH IN MAY.
SAVINGS
OF THESE DEPOSITS, DEMAND DEPOSITS FELL BY 1.9% WHILE DEPOSITS AND TIME DEPOSITS ROSE BY 1.4% AND 3.3% RESPECTIVELY IN JUNE. COMPARED
DEPOSITS WITH A YEAR AGO, TOTAL HONG KONG DOLLAR 10.3%.
GREW BY
DROPPED
OF
FOREIGN CURRENCY DEPOSITS WITH AUTHORISED INSTITUTIONS BY 0.6% IN JUNE, AFTER AN INCREASE OF 0.6% IN APRIL AND A DECREASE 0.6% IN MAY.
AMONG THESE
AND DEPOSITS, US DOLLAR DEPOSITS DEPOSITS DECLINED BY 0.3% AND 0.8% RESPECTIVELY IN JUNE.
NON-US
DOLLAR
OVER
THE
INCREASED YEAR, TOTAL FOREIGN CURRENCY DEPOSITS
BY
18.0%.
WHILE
DURING JUNE, DEPOSITS OF ALL CURRENCIES WITH LICENSED BANKS AND
ROSE BY 0.6% AND COMPANIES
1.2% RESPECTIVELY DEPOSITS WITH RESTRICTED LICENCE BANKS DECLINED BY 0.8%.
DEPOSIT-TAKING
COMPARED WITH A YEAR EARLIER, DEPOSITS WITH INCREASED BY 16.4% WHILE THOSE WITH RESTRICTED LICENCE DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES FELL BY 3.5% AND 19.7% RESPECTIVELY.
LICENSED
BANKS
BANKS
AND
/MONEY SUPPLY