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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1976

JULY BANKING STATISTICS

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BANKING DEPOSITS AS AT THE END OF JULY STOOD AT $40,157 MILLION, COMPRISING $10,201 MILLION IN DEMAND DEPOSITS, $15,461 MILLION IN TIME DEPOSITS AND $14,495 MILLION IN SAVINGS DEPOSITS.

THERE WERE 74 LICENSED BANKS IN HONG KONG AS AT JULY 31.

THE FOLLOWING TABLE RELEASED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF BANKING TODAY GIVES A DETAILED BREAKDOWN OF BANK LIABILITIES AND ASSETS FOR THE MONTH :-

LIABILITIES

1.

DEPOSITS

2.

AMOUNT DUE TO BANKS ABROAD

3.

OTHER LIABILITIES

ASSETS

$

MILLION

40,157

26,245

7,934

TOTAL LIABILITIES

74,336

1.

CASH

661

2.

AMOUNT DUE FROM BANKS ABROAD :

(1) DEMAND AND SHORT TERM CLAIMS (11) TIME DEPOSITS

20,577

3,037

23,614

3.

LOANS AND ADVANCES:

4.

(I) HONG KONG

(11) ABROAD

INVESTMENTS :

(1) HONG KONG (ii) ABROAD

26,976

12,923

39,899

3,162

62

3,224

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