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WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 1978

BANKING STATISTICS FOR APRIL

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BANKING DEPOSITS AT THE END OF APRIL THIS YEAR STOOD AT 457,523 MILLION, COMPRISING $12,840 MILLION IN DEMAND DEPOSITS $22.401 MILLION IN TIME DEPOSITS AND 22.282 MILLION IN SAVINGS DEPOSITS, ACCORDING TO STATISTICS RELEASED TODAY BY THE OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF BANKING.

APRIL.

THE AVERAGE LIQUIDITY DURING THE MONTH WAS 45.20 PER CENT.

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

THE FOLLOWING TABLES GIVE A DETAILED BREAKDOWN OF BANK LIABILITIES AND ASSETS AND MONEY SUPPLY FOR THE MONTH.

LIABILITIES

$ MILLION

1.

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DEPOSITS

2.

AMOUNT DUE TO BANKS ABROAD

57,523

36,614

3. OTHER LIABILITIES

10,252

TOTAL LIABILITIES:

104,989

ASSETS

ન હું

1.

CASH

1,020

2.

AMOUNT DUE FROM BANKS APROAD:

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(1) DEMAND AND SHORT TERM CLAIMS

20,751

(1) TIME DEPOSITS

7,049

37,800

3.

LOANS AND ADVANCES:

(1) HỌNG KONG (10) ABROAD

41,114 16,143

57,257

14. INVESTMENTS