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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 199

SEPTEMBER BANKING STATISTICS

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DANK DEPOSITS AS AT THE END OF LAST MONTH STCOD AT $35,064 MILLION, COMPRISING $9,671 MILLION IN DEMAND DEPOSITS, $13,263 MILLION IN TIME DEPOSITS AND $12,130 MILLION IN SAVINGS DEPOSITS, THE COMMISSIONER OF BANKING ANNOUNCED TODAY.

AT THE END OF THE MONTH THERE WERE 74 LICENSED BANKS IN HONG KONG.

THE FOLLOWING TABLE GIVES A DETAILED BREAKDOWN OF BANK LIABILITIES AND ASSETS FOR SEPTEMBER.

MONTH ENDED 30TH SEPTEMBER 1975

$MILLION

LIABILITIES

1. DEPOSITS

2. AMOUNT DUE TO BANKS ABROAD

3. OTHER LIABILITIES

35,064

20,256

8,443

TOTAL LIABILITIES

63,763

ASSETS

1. CASH

2. AMOUNT DUE FROM BANKS ABROAD:

(1) DEMAND AND SHORT TER CLAIMS (II) TIME DEPOSITS

3. LOANS AND ADVANCES:

(1) HONG KONG

(II) ABROAD

4. INVESTMENTS:

667

J

18.444 2,278

20,722

24,343

9,686

34,029

AB

(I) HONG KONG

2.549

(11) ABROAD

50

2,599

5. OTHER ASSETS:

AB

{l) HONG KONG

(11) ABROAD

AVERAGE LIQUIDITY DURING MONTH

4,458

1,288

5,746

TOTAL ASSETS

63,763

48.90%