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LOANS AND ADVANCES

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1989

ADVANCES EXTENDED BY AUTHORISED TOTAL OUTSTANDING LOANS AND

OF INSTITUTIONS GREW BY 2.5 PER CENT IN AUGUST, FOLLOWING AN INCREASE

TOTAL 3.2 PER CENT IN JUNE AND A FALL OF 0.4 PER CENT IN JULY, OF THE

1.5 OUTSTANDING LOANS, THOSE DENOMINATED IN HONG KONG DOLLARS GREW BY

CURRENCIES INCREASED BY PER CENT WHILE THOSE DENOMINATED IN FOREIGN 3.4 PER CENT.

ROSE BY 2.5 PER JUNE AND A THESE LOANS GREW BY

LOANS TO FINANCE VISIBLE TRADE OF HONG KONG CENT IN AUGUST, FOLLOWING AN INCREASE OF 5.0 PER CENT IN DECLINE OF 0.2 PER CENT IN JULY, OVER THE YEAR, 27.5 PER CENT.

KONG GREW BY 1. 8 PER OTHER LOANS FOR USE IN HONG

1.9 PER AUGUST COMPARED WITH INCREASES OF 0.2 PER CENT AND

THESE LOANS GREW JUNE AND JULY RESPECTIVELY. OVER THE YEAR, PER CENT.

CENT IN CENT IN BY 35.5

LOANS FOR USE OUTSIDE HONG KONG GREW BY 4.0 PER CENT IN AUGUST, PER CENT AFTER AN INCREASE OF 5.2 PER CENT IN JUNE AND A FALL OF 5.4 IN JULY. OVER THE YEAR, THESE LOANS GREW BY 11.8 PER CENT.

NOT TOUCHING HONG KONG LOANS TO FINANCE MERCHANDISING TRADE

PER CENT IN DECLINED BY 5.8 PER CENT IN AUGUST, AFTER A FALL OF 0.8

OVER THE YEAR. THESE JUNE AND AN INCREASE OF 3.1 PER CENT IN JULY, LOANS GREW PY 41.7 PER CENT.

NUMBER OF REPORTING INSTITUTIONS

THE NUMBER OF REPORTING LICENSED BANKS INCREASED BY TWO TO 162. COMPANIES REMAINED UNCHANGED THE NUMBER OF LICENSED DEPOSIT-TAKING AT 35, WHILE THAT OF REGISTERED DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES DECREASED ONE TO 208.

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