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4. Investments:

(i) Hong Kong

(ii) Abroad

5. Other assets:

(i) Hong Kong

(ii) Abroad

Average liquidity during month

MONJY SUPPLY

11

Monday, January 31, 1977

3,251

74

3,325

3,666

3,529

7,195

Total assets

7.798

45.275

Month ended December 31, 1976

Legal tender coins and notes in circulation (A)

(1) Commercial bank issues

(ii) Government issues

Million

4,756

421

5,177

2. Licensed banks' holdings of legal tender coins

and notes (B)

794

3. Legal tender coins and notes in hands of

non-bank public (A) (B) = (c)

4,383

4. Demand deposits with licensed banks (D)

11,643

5. Money supply (definition 1) (C) + (D) = (E)

16,026

6. Time deposits with licensed banks (F)

16.447

7. Savings deposits with licensed banks (G)

15,940

8. Honey supply (definition 2) (E) + (F) + (G) = (H)

:

48,413

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