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Table 3: External liabilities and claims against China in respect of Hong Kong's financial institutions (banks and dtcs)

(a)

(b)

(a)+(b)

Liabilities

Claims on

to banks in

banks in

Claims on China's non-banking

China (US$Mn)*

China (US$Mn)*

sector

(US$ Mn) *

Total Claims (US$ Mn) *

Net liabilities (-) or claims (+)#

(US$Mn) *

31 Dec 1979

42.9

1,176.8

22.0

1,198.8

+1,155.9

31 Dec 1980

190.9

1,389.3

98.2

1,487.5

+1,296.6

31 Dec 1981

949.9

1,166.1

130.1

1,296.1

+346.2

31 Dec 1982

1,778.7

835.8

105.1

940.9

-837.8

31 Dec 1983

2,374.5

1,089.2

110.0

1,199.2

-1,175.3

31 Dec 1984

2,962.3

1,366.4

232.6

1,599.0

-1,363.3

31 Dec 1985

2,818.4

3,112.9

802.8

3,915.7

+1,097.3

30 Jun 1986

3,004.3

3,465.7

1,414.9

4,880.6

+1,876.3

Note :

(*)

(#)

Source :

The original figures in Hong Kong dollars are converted into US dollars using the market exchange rate as at the date specified.

The figures are incomplete because data on liabilities to China's non-banking sector are not available and, hence, cannot be included in the calculation.

Monetary Affairs Branch