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still appeared to be having some effect.

Foreign currency

deposits rose by 10.9% during the first quarter while

while Hong Kong dollar deposits decreased by 1.48 (4).

Negotiable certificates of deposit

3.5

The value of outstanding negotiable certificates of

deposit issued in Hong Kong continued to increase, from

$11,483 million at the end of December to $12,230 million at

the end of March. Of this, 83.6% were issued by banks; and

48.0% of CDs issued were held by local deposit-taking

institutions

The limited specification of local

certificates of deposits as liquid assets, announced by the Financial Secretary in his Budget Speech, was gazetted on 31st

March.

(5).

/Foreign

(4)

Quarterly growth rates of deposits

with banks and deposit-taking companies (%)

Total

HK$

1982 Q1

+7.3

-0.8

Foreign currencies

+44.3

Q2

+12.9

-2.5

+61.8

Q3

+12.6

+3.8

+29.3

Q4

+4.8

+0.4

+11.7

1983 Q1

+3.8

-1.4

+10.9

As at end of

March 1983

($mn)

242,920

133,457

109,463

(5) Negotiable certificates of deposit issued by banks and deposit-taking

companies in Hong Kong ($mn):

Issued

and outstanding

Held outside the monetary sector

Held by banks & dtcs

As at end of quarter

of which

of which

of which

Total

in HK$

Total

in HK$

Total

in HK$

1982 Q1

7,384

4,002

3,592

2,094

3,792

1,908

Q2

8,909 4,670

4,482

2,392

4,427

2,279

Q3

9,856 4,914

4,733

2,443

5,123

2,471

Q4

11,483 5,318

5,450

2,889

6,033

2,429

1983

01

12,230

5,687

5,865

3,179

6,365

2,508

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