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NUMBER OF REPORTING INSTITUTIONS

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 5,

THE NUMBER OF REPORTING LICENSED BANKS INCREASED BY ONE WHILE THAT OF RESTRICTED LICENCE BANKS ROSE BY TWO TO 42. THE OF DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES DECREASED BY ONE TO 190.

NOTES:

1991

TO

166

NUMBER

(1)

"DEPOSIT-TAKING

TAKING COMPANIES"

"RESTRICTED LICENCE BANKS AND BEFORE FEBRUARY 1, 1990,

WERE COMPANIES"

AS KNOWN

"LICENSED DEPOSIT- AND "REGISTERED DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES"

"

RESPECTIVELY.

(2) HK$M2

IN THE

TOTAL

HKSM3 AND

FOREIGN

DEPOSITS, TEXT ABOVE, TOTAL HK$

HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED CURRENCY DEPOSITS

ΤΟ

TIME HK$ INCLUDE SWAP

AND

US$ DEPOSITS

DEPOSITS, DEPOSITS.

HAVE BEEN

ADJUSTED TO EXCLUDE SWAP DEPOSITS.

SPOT MARKET

"SWAP DEPOSITS" ARE DEPOSITS INVOLVING CUSTOMERS BUYING FOREIGN CERRENCIES (MOSTLY U.S. DOLLARS) IN THE THEM AS DEPOSITS WITH AUTHORISED INSTITUTIONS, SAME

A CONTRACT TO SELL

IN FORWARD INTEREST)

FOR

TIME ENTERING

CURRENCIES

INTO (PRINCIPAL PLUS

MATURITY OF

SUCH

DEPOSITS.

MOST ANALYTICAL

SHOULD BE REGARDED AS HONG KONG DOLLAR DEPOSITS.

AND PLACING

AT WHILE

SUCH LINE WITH PURPOSES,

THE FOREIGN

THE

THEY

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