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MONEY SUPPLY

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1978

$MILLION

LEGAL TENDER COINS AND NOTES IN CIRCULATION (A)

(1) COMMERCIAL BANK ISSUES

(11) GOVERNMENT ISSUES

6,490

647

7,137

LICENSED BANKS' HOLDINGS OF LEGAL TENDER

COINS AND NOTES (B)

1,093

LEGAL TENDER COINS AND NOTES IN HANDS OF

NON-BANK PUBLIC (A) - (B) = (C)

6,044

DEMAND DEPOSITS WITH LICENSED BANKS (D)

15,180

MONEY SUPPLY (DEFINITION 1) (C) + (D) = (E)

21,224

TIME DEPOSITS WITH LICENSED BANKS (F)

23,721

SAVINGS DEPOSITS WITH LICENSED BANKS (G)

24,144

MONEY SUPPLY (DEFINITION 2) (E) + (F) + (G) = (H)

69,089

MR. GORDON BELL ATTENDS TYPHOON CONFERENCE IN BANGKOK

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THE DIRECTOR OF THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY, MR. GORDON BELL LEFT HONG KONG LAST (MONDAY) NIGHT TO ATTEND THE 11TH SESSION OF THE TYPHOON COMMITTEE TO BE HELD IN BANGKOK BETWEEN OCTOBER 2 AND 9.

THE MEETING WILL REVIEW THE PROGRESS IN TYPHOON DAMAGE MITIGATION AND PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO FUTURE PROGRAMMES.

MR. BELL IS ACCOMPANIED EY DR. P.C. CHIN, ACTING ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, ROYAL OBSERVATORY.

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