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MARCH 2, 1992

HONG OF THE TOTAL OUTSTANDING LOANS, THOSE DENOMINATED IN

DENOMINATED IN FOREIGN BY 1.8% WHILE THOSE

KONG DOLLAR INCREASED CURRENCY ROSE BY 1.2%.

YEAR-ON-YEAR,

RESPECTIVELY.

THESE LOANS INCREASED BY

19.4% AND 25.6%

LOANS

ΤΟ

1.2%

INCREASED BY FINANCE VISIBLE TRADE OF HONG KONG

NOVEMBER AND CREW DURING JANUARY 1992, AFTER RECORDING NO GROWTH IN

YEAR-ON-YEAR, SUCH LOANS FALLING BY 0.2% DURING DECEMBER 1991. BY 14.1%.

DURING

OTHER LOANS FOR USE IN HONG KONG INCREASED BY 1.7%

INCREASED BY JANUARY 1992, FOLLOWING INCREASES OF 2.0% AND 1.6% DURING NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER 1991 RESPECTIVELY. YEAR-ON-YEAR, THESE LOANS 19.0%.

LOANS FOR USE OUTSIDE HONG KONG ROSE BY 1.1% DURING JANUARY AND DECEMBER 1992,

AFTER INCREASES OF 3.8% AND 5.1% DURING NOVEMBER 1991 RESPECTIVELY. YEAR-ON-YEAR, THESE LOANS GREW BY 41.7%.

5.7% LOANS TO FINANCE TRADE NOT TOUCHING HONG KONG FELL BY

NOVEMBER AND AN DURING JANUARY

AFTER A DECREASE OF 5.9% IN 1992,

THESE LOANS OF INCREASE

IN 13.8% INCREASED BY 26.0%.

DECEMBER 1991.

NUMBER OF REPORTING INSTITUTIONS

YEAR-ON-YEAR,

THE NUMBER OF REPORTING LICENSED BANKS REMAINED UNCHANGED AT ΤΟ THE NUMBER OF REPORTING RESTRICTED LICENCE BANKS INCREASED BY 160. TWO TO 54 WHILE THAT OF DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES DECREASED BY TWO 155.

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