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TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1993

THEIR CORRESPONDING GROWTH RATES IN JUNE WERE 6.1%, -0.5% AND -0.4% RESPECTIVELY. YEAR-ON-YEAR, THESE MONETARY AGGREGATES BY 15.6%, 15.6% AND 14.4% RESPECTIVELY.

LOANS AND ADVANCES

INCREASED

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TOTAL OUTSTANDING LOANS AND ADVANCES EXTENDED BY INSTITUTIONS INCREASED BY 2.1% IN JULY, FOLLOWING INCREASES

0.7% IN MAY AND JUNE RESPECTIVELY.

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AUTHORISED OF 2.6%

BY

AMONG THESE LOANS, HONG KONG DOLLAR LOANS INCREASED WHILE FOREIGN CURRENCY LOANS INCREASED BY 1.5%. COMPARED WITH A EARLIER, THESE LOANS INCREASED BY 17.4% AND 18.5% RESPECTIVELY.

3.5% YEAR

LOANS TO FINANCE VISIBLE TRADE OF HONG KONG INCREASED BY 1.4% IN JULY, AFTER INCREASES OF 2.3% AND 3.7%

IN MAY AND JUNE RESPECTIVELY. YEAR-ON-YEAR, SUCH LOANS GREW BY 14.2%.

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OTHER LOANS FOR USE IN HONG KONG INCREASED BY 3.6% IN JULY,

FOLLOWING INCREASES OF 1.7% AND 0.8% IN MAY AND JUNE RESPECTIVELY.

YEAR-ON-YEAR, THESE LOANS INCREASED BY 17.3%.

LOANS FOR USE OUTSIDE HONG KONG INCREASED BY 1.4% IN JULY, AFTER INCREASES OF 3.4% AND 0.4% IN MAY AND JUNE RESPECTIVELY. YEAR- ON-YEAR, THESE LOANS GREW BY 19.2%.

LOANS TO FINANCE TRADE NOT TOUCHING HONG KONG INCREASED BY 3.2% DURING JULY, AFTER A DECREASE OF 2.0% IN MAY AND AN INCREASE OF 5.1% IN JUNE RESPECTIVELY. YEAR-ON-YEAR, THESE LOANS INCREASED BY 16.3%.

NUMBER OF REPORTING

INSTITUTIONS

THE

THE NUMBER OF REPORTING LICENSED BANKS DECREASED BY ONE TO 164. NUMBER OF RESTRICTED LICENCE BANKS AND DEPOSIT-TAKING PRMAINED UNCHANGED AT 55 AND 142 RESPECTIVELY.

COMPANIES

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