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HONG OF THE TOTAL OUTSTANDING LOANS, THOSE DENOMINATED IN
DENOMINATED IN FOREIGN BY 1.8% WHILE THOSE
KONG DOLLAR INCREASED CURRENCY ROSE BY 1.2%.
YEAR-ON-YEAR,
RESPECTIVELY.
THESE LOANS INCREASED BY
19.4% AND 25.6%
LOANS
ΤΟ
1.2%
INCREASED BY FINANCE VISIBLE TRADE OF HONG KONG
NOVEMBER AND CREW DURING JANUARY 1992, AFTER RECORDING NO GROWTH IN
YEAR-ON-YEAR, SUCH LOANS FALLING BY 0.2% DURING DECEMBER 1991. BY 14.1%.
DURING
OTHER LOANS FOR USE IN HONG KONG INCREASED BY 1.7%
INCREASED BY JANUARY 1992, FOLLOWING INCREASES OF 2.0% AND 1.6% DURING NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER 1991 RESPECTIVELY. YEAR-ON-YEAR, THESE LOANS 19.0%.
LOANS FOR USE OUTSIDE HONG KONG ROSE BY 1.1% DURING JANUARY AND DECEMBER 1992,
AFTER INCREASES OF 3.8% AND 5.1% DURING NOVEMBER 1991 RESPECTIVELY. YEAR-ON-YEAR, THESE LOANS GREW BY 41.7%.
5.7% LOANS TO FINANCE TRADE NOT TOUCHING HONG KONG FELL BY
NOVEMBER AND AN DURING JANUARY
AFTER A DECREASE OF 5.9% IN 1992,
THESE LOANS OF INCREASE
IN 13.8% INCREASED BY 26.0%.
DECEMBER 1991.
NUMBER OF REPORTING INSTITUTIONS
YEAR-ON-YEAR,
THE NUMBER OF REPORTING LICENSED BANKS REMAINED UNCHANGED AT ΤΟ THE NUMBER OF REPORTING RESTRICTED LICENCE BANKS INCREASED BY 160. TWO TO 54 WHILE THAT OF DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES DECREASED BY TWO 155.
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