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BANKS

SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 1981

DEPOSITS

92 185

92 689 (-0.5%)

LOANS AND ADVANCES

IN HONG KONG

103 335

100 830

(+2.5%)

86 816 (+6.2%)

70 065 (+31.6%)

69 306

90 865 (+13.7%) (+49.1%)

LOAN/DEPOSIT RATIO

112.1%

108.8%

104.7%

98.9%

AVERAGE LIQUIDITY

46.1%

46.3%

48.2%

53.6%

RATIO

DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES

DEPOSITS

46 488

43 685 (+6.4%)

39 059 (+19.0%) (+19.0%)

29 551 (+57.3%)

LOANS AND ADVANCES

31 454

IN HONG KONG

30 965 (+1,6%)

28 689 (+9.6%)

15 304 (+105.5%)

LOAN/DEPOSIT RATIO

67.7%

70.9%

73.5%

51.8%

AVERAGE LIQUIDITY

45.0%

44.2%

46.6%

48.1%

RATIO

BANKS AND DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES

TOTAL LOANS AND

134 789

ADVANCES IN HONG KONG

131 795

(+2.3%)

119 554 84 610 (+12.7%) (+59.3%)

TALKS ON REPLACEMENT AIRPORT

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MR G.T. OLIVER, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AVIATION, WILL BE LEAVING FOR LONDON ON MONDAY (APRIL 6) FOR A MEETING WITH SENIOR AIRLINE REPRESENTATIVES AS PART OF THE REPLACEMENT AIRPORT STUDIES NOW BEING CONDUCTED BY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT.

ALSO REPRESENTED WILL BE THE MAIN CONSULTANTS, R.M. PARSONS INTERNATIONAL, AND THE UK CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY WHO WILL PRESENT PRELIMINARY RESULTS ON AIR SPACE PLANNING. A FURTHER SESSION WILL BE HELD IN HONG KONG IN JUNE.

THE AIR SPACE PLANNING FORMS PART OF THE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN. ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ARE STUDIES OF CIVIL ENGINEERING DESIGN OF RECLAMATION, TOGETHER WITH METEOROLOGICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND FINANCIAL STUDIES. THESE ARE PLANNED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF NEXT YEAR.

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