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TABLE 2

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HONG KONG DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES

EXTERNAL LIABILITIES TO AND CLAIMS AGAINST CHINA

(million HK dollars)

Liabilities

Claims on

Date

Har. 31, 1979

to Banks

Banko

Claims on Non-banka

Net Liabilities

(-) or Claims (+)

95

+96

Jun. 30, 1979

102

+102

Sep. 30. 1979.

100

16

+116

Dec. 31, 1979

8

40

+32

Mar. 31, 1920

1

190

+190

Jun. 30, 1920

-73

490

23

4445

Sep. 30, 1920

171

499

62

+390

Dec. 31, 1920

208

510

105

+445

Mar. 31, 1981

246

602

231

+587

Jun. 30, 1981

292

549

230

+487

Sep. 30, 1981

722

598

188

+64

Doc. 31, 1981

986

268

121

-597

Mar. 31, 1982

800

* 24

163

-613

Jun. 30, 1982

: 951

93

217

-6+1

Sep. 30, 1982

668

264

-404

Dec. 31, 1982

1,026'

96

405

-525

Mar. 31, 1983

1,823

56

321

-1,446

Jun. 30, 1983

2,122

28

289

-1,805

Sep. 30, 1983

2.376

179

329.

-1,868

Dec. 31, 1983

2,168

18

328

-1,822

Mar. 31, 1984

1,429

123

612

-694

Jun. 30, 1984

1,663

46

382

-1,235

Sep. 30, 1984

1,624

15

495

-1,114

Dec. 31, 1984

1,295

226

410

-659

Mar. 30, 1985

1.952

426

304

-1,222

Jun. 30, 1985

1,097

436

355

-305

Sep. 30, 1985

1,240

649

479

-112

Dec. 31, 1985

1,752

829

539

-384