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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1,

1992

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THESE COMPARED WITH

INCREASES OF 0.4%, 0.3% AND RESPECTIVELY IN JULY. YEAR-ON-YEAR, THESE MONETARY INCREASED BY 23.0%, 14.3% AND 12.9% RESPECTIVELY.

LOANS AND ADVANCES

NO

CHANGE AGGREGATES

TOTAL OUTSTANDING LOANS AND ADVANCES EXTENDED BY AUTHORISED INSTITUTIONS INCREASED BY 2.4% IN AUGUST, FOLLOWING INCREASES OF 1.9% AND 1.0% IN JUNE AND JULY RESPECTIVELY.

AMONG THESE LOANS, BOTH HONG KONG DOLLAR LOANS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY LOANS INCREASED BY 0.4% AND 3.4% RESPECTIVELY.

COMPARED WITH A YEAR EARLIER, THESE LOANS INCREASED

AND 26.7% RESPECTIVELY.

BY 16.4%

LOANS TO FINANCE VISIBLE TRADE OF HONG KONG DECREASED BY 0.1% IN AUGUST, AFTER INCREASES OF 1.0% AND 0.9% IN JUNE AND JULY RESPECTIVELY. YEAR-ON-YEAR, SUCH LOANS GREW BY 9.5%.

OTHER LOANS FOR USE IN HONG KONG INCREASED BY 0.9% IN AUGUST, FOLLOWING INCREASES OF 1.2% AND 0.6% IN JUNE AND JULY RESPECTIVELY. YEAR-ON-YEAR, THESE LOANS INCREASED BY 16.2%.

LOANS FOR USE OUTSIDE HONG KONG INCREASED BY 3.7% IN AUGUST, AFTER INCREASES OF 2.6% AND 1.5% IN JUNE AND JULY. YEAR-ON-YEAR, THESE LOANS GREW BY 30.3%.

LOANS TO FINANCE TRADE NOT TOUCHING HONG KONG INCREASED BY 1.2% DURING AUGUST, AFTER DECREASES OF 1.4% AND 23.0% IN JUNE AND JULY RESPECTIVELY. YEAR-ON-YEAR, THESE LOANS INCREASED BY 0.6%.

NUMBER OF REPORTING INSTITUTIONS

THE NUMBER OF REPORTING LICENSED BANKS DECREASED BY ONE TO 159 WHILE THE NUMBER OF RESTRICTED LICENCE BANKS REMAINED UNCHANGED AT 54. THE NUMBER OF DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES DECREASED BY ONE TO 149.

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