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MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 1986

WITHIN THE TOTAL, LOANS TO FINANCE VISIBLE TRADE OF HONG

KONG REVERSED THE FALLING TREND STARTED IN MAY THIS YEAR TO REGISTER SOME GROWTH, ALBEIT MINIMAL, AT 0.1 PER CENT. IN THE THREE MONTHS TO NOVEMBER, THESE LOANS FELL BY 2.6 PER CENT AND OVER THE 12 MONTH, THE FALL WAS 7.5 PER CENT.

OTHER LOANS FOR USE IN HONG KONG GREW BY 2.3 PER CENT IN NOVEMBER, FOLLOWING A DROP OF 0.3 PER CENT IN OCTOBER. IN THE THREE MONTHS TO NOVEMBER, THEY GREW BY 3.1 PER CENT AND OVER THE 12 MONTHS BY 8.7 PER CENT.

LIQUIDITY RATIOS

THE AVERAGE LIQUIDITY RATIO (AS DEFINED IN S. 18 OF THE BANK ING ORDINANCE) FOR ALL BANKS ROSE TO 51.6 PER CENT IN NOVEMBER FROM 50.9 PER CENT IN OCTOBER. THE AVERAGE LIQUIDITY RATIO (AS DEFINED IN S. 24A OF THE DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES ORDINANCE) ROSE STRONGLY TO 46.3 PER CENT IN NOVEMBER FROM 42.4 PER CENT IN OCTOBER.

NUMBER OF REPORTING INSTITUTIONS

THE NUMBER OF REPORTING LICENSED BANKS ROSE BY 2 TO 143. THE NUMBERS OF REPORTING LICENSED DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES AND REGISTERED DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES REMAINED UNCAHNGED, AT 35 AND 280 RESPECTIVELY.