TNAG-2792-FCO40-4031-Relations-between-Hong-Kong-and-China-1993 — Page 105

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20.

Due to the lack of adequate financial instruments and markets, PBOC operating alone is not able to exercise

effective control

of macroeconomic

over

the

level

activity. Some enhancements to the banking system have

nevertheless been made over the past decade or so:

notes

The

In 1981, banks started to offer discount

facilities on bills of exchange and promissory

originating from commercial transactions.

regulations were officially

promulgated in 1984. By end-1990, the cumulative

value of bills and notes discounted amounted to

Rmb 50.7 billion.

relevant

1

In 1984, a

under which

required to

with PBOC.

the lending

by changing

banking reserve system was set up,

the state specialised banks were place a proportion of their deposits In theory, PBOC could thus influence behaviours of the specialised banks

the reserve ratio. But in practice,

this device was barely deployed.

short-term

In 1984, a few cities were allowed to establish

money markets. Today most provinces

have such markets. In 1990, the total turnover

amounted to Rmb 260 billion.

In 1986, PBOC began to render rediscounting of

documents. By end-1991, the outstanding value of rediscounting

transactions

amounted

to

Rmb 4.2 billion.

21.

The government has also strived to increase

competition within the banking system, though only in a limited way.

Notable examples include:

In 1985, the specialised banks were allowed to

conduct businesses outside their traditional

areas.

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