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Residential Mortgage Loans in Hong Kong Results of Survey for April 1996
33 authorised institutions
Apr 1996
Mar
1996
HK$ Mn
HK$ Mn
1. Outstanding lending
a. Amount
b. Monthly change
c. Twelve-month change
289,600
284,996
1.6%
1.6%
17.7%
18.6%
d. Average change (annualized)
Latest three months
19.8%
18.0%
Latest twelve months
17.7%
18.4%
Associated with co-financing schemes
- amount
6,661
5,683
- number
3704
3309
2. Gross loans made during month
a. Amount
b. Number
3. New loans approved during month
11,181 7347
11,012 7724
a. Amount
b. Number
12,594 8317
11,987
7788
By property age Property age
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15 years or below
amount
10,800
10,274
- number
6789
6443
Property age - above 15 years
- amount
1,794
1,713
number
1528
1345
Associated with co-financing schemes
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- amount
821
886
- number
339
406
4. New loans approved during month
but not vet drawn
a. Amount
b. Number
7,816
7,630
5241
4810