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MONDAY, APRIL 5, 1982

BALANCE SHEET RATIOS

THE AVERAGE LIQUIDITY RATIOS (AS DEFINED IN S. 18 OF THE BANK ING ORDINANCE) FOR ALL BANKS IN HONG KONG ROSE IN FEBRUARY TO 54.5 PER CENT FROM 54.2 PER CENT IN JANUARY. THE RATIO OF THE IR LOANS FOR USE IN HONG KONG TO THEIR DEPOSITS ROSE TO 103.1 PER CENT AT THE END OF FEBRUARY FROM 100 PER CENT AT THE END OF JANUARY.

THE AVERAGE LIQUIDITY RATIO (AS DEFINED IN S. 24A OF THE DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES ORDINANCE) FOR ALL DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES ROSE TO 48.1 PER CENT IN FEBRUARY FROM 46.5 PER CENT IN JANUARY. THE RATIO OF THEIR LOANS FOR USE IN HONG KONG TO THE IR DEPOSITS ROSE TO 70.1 PER CENT AT THE END OF FEBRUARY FROM 69 PER CENT AT THE END OF JANUARY.

NUMBER OF REPORTING INSTITUTIONS

THE NUMBER OF REPORTING BANKS IN FEBRUARY WAS UNCHANGED AT 121. THE NUMBER OF REPORTING DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES

INCREASED BY ONE TO 352, COMPRISING ONE LICENSED DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANY AND 351 REGISTERED DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES.

TENDERS FOR PLEASURE BOATS FOR HIRE AT CASTLE PEAK BEACH

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TENDERS ARE NOW BEING INVITED FOR THE PROVISION OF PLEASURE BOATS FOR HIRE AT CASTLE PEAK BEACH IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WHERE MORE THAN 100 000 BEACH-GOERS ENJOYED THEIR PASTIME LAST YEAR.

SUCCESSFUL BIDDER CAN START OPERATING BUSINESS ON MAY 16 AND THE CONTRACT WILL EXPIRE ON MAY 15, 1983, SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT TODAY.

TENDER FORMS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE NTSD HEADQUARTERS ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF AUSTIN CENTRE, 19-23 AUSTIN AVENUE, TSIM SHA TSU!.

COMPLETED FORMS MUST BE PLACED IN THE TENDER BOX AT THE THIRD FLOOR OF NTSD HEADQUARTERS BEFORE FRIDAY, MAY 7.

ENQUIRIES ON FURTHER PARTICULARS MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE RECREATION AND AMENITIES SECTION OF NTSD HEADQUARTERS ON TELEPHONE 3-678715.

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