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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1991

"IN ADDITION, MORE INTENSIVE POLICE COVERAGE WILL BR PROVIDED AT THE MORE PROBLEMATIC POLLING STATIONS. PROMPT ACTION WILL BR TAKEN TO DEAL WITH DISORDER OR UNRULY BEHAVIOUR, HE SAID.

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HE ADDED THAT THE SCHEME FOR REGULATING THE DISPLAY OF CAMPAIGN BANNERS AND PLACARDS WOULD ВЕ EXTENDED TO AREAS IN THE VICINITY OF THE POLLING STATIONS BY DESIGNATING THEM AS KEY SPOTS 80 THAT ANY UNALLOCATED SPACE WITHIN THEM WILL BE EQUALLY ALLOTTED ΤΟ THE CANDIDATES.

HE STRESSED THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD HAVE THE NECESSARY RESOURCES IN PLACE TO DEAL WITH ANY UNAUTHORISED DISPLAY ON THE SPOT ON ELECTION DAY.

MONETARY STATISTICS FOR JULY PUBLISHED

HONG KONG DOLLAR DEPOSITS WITH AUTHORISED INSTITUTIONS INCREASED DURING JULY, ACCORDING TO STATISTICS PUBLISHED BY THE MONETARY AFFAIRS BRANCH TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

CONSISTENT WITH THIS, HONG KONG DOLLAR MONEY SUPPLY ON ALL DEFINITIONS ROSE DURING THE MONTH.

IN JULY.

HONG KONG DOLLAR LOANS AND ADVANCES ALSO RECORDED AN INCRKASK

DEPOSITS

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AUTHORISED

KONG DOLLAR DEPOSITS WITH

INSTITUTIONS ADJUSTED TO INCLUDE SWAP DEPOSITS, GREW BY 1.7% IN JULY FOLLOWING A ZERO GROWTH IN MAY AND AN INCREASE OF 2.2% IN JUNE.

OF THESE DEPOSITS, DEMAND DEPOSITS AND SAVINGS DEPOSITS ROSE BY 11.3% AND 6.0% RESPECTIVELY WHILE TIME DEPOSITS FELL BY 2.2% IN JULY.

COMPARED WITH A YEAR AGO, TOTAL HONG KONG DOLLAR DEPOSITS GREW

BY 9.6%.

FOREIGN CURRENCY

DEPOSITS WITH AUTHORISED INSTITUTIONS DECREASED BY 0.7% IN JULY, FOLLOWING DECREASES OF 0.6% IN BOTH MAY AND JUNE.

AMONG THESE DEPOSITS, US DOLLAR DEPOSITS AND NON-U.8. DOLLAR DEPOSITS FELL BY 1.0% AND 0.4% RESPECTIVELY IN JULY.

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OVER THE YEAR, TOTAL FOREIGN CURRENCY DEPOSITS INCREASED BY

DURING JULY, DEPOSITS OF ALL CURRENCIES WITH LICENSED BANKS AND RESTRICTED LICENCE BANKS ROSE BY 0.3% AND 2.9% RESPECTIVELY WHILE DEPOSITS WITH DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES DECLINED BY 1.6%.

/COMPARED WITH