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Appendix 11

(Chapter 3: Financial Structure)

Money Supply

Legal tender coins and notes in circulation

Commercial bank issues (A)

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation

Mercantile Bank

The Chartered Bank

Government issues (B)

Five-dollar coins

Two-dollar coins

One-dollar coins

One thousand-dollar gold coins

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Subsidiary coins

One-cent notes=

Demand deposits with licensed banks (C)

Time deposits with licensed banks (D)

Savings deposits with licensed banks (E)

Licensed banks' holdings of legal tender (F) Money supply:

Definition 1 (A+B+C−F)

Definition 2 (A+B+C+D+E-F)

Appendix 12

(Chapter 3: Financial Structure) Banking: Liabilities and Assets

Number of licensed banks

267

1976

As at end of year 1977

$ Million

1978

3 942.00

4 729.00

5854.00

785·03

1000-48

1132.25

29.47

29.14

35-46

58.23

81.82

45.00

115.50

149.99

46.50

64.50

96.78

161.37

192.82

252.72

131.48

164.77

207-26

0.76

0.77

0.81

9 667·00 18 423.00

12 650.00

15733.00

19 616.00

26275.00

15 940.00

794-00

20 753.00 924.00

24850.00

1 227.00

14 050-07

48 413-07

18 081-21 58 450-21

22281.63 73 406.63

$ Million

1976 74

As at end of year 1977 74

1978 88

Liabilities

Deposits:

Demand

"

9 667

12 650

15733

Time

18 423

19 616

26275

Savings

15 940

20 753

24 850

Amount due to banks abroad

27 598

36 850

51 385

Other liabilities

8 170

10 497

13 624

Total liabilities

79 798

100 366

131 867

Assets

Cash (legal tender notes and coins)

794

924

1227

Amount due from banks abroad:

Demand and short term claims

22 448

28 952

37425

Time deposits

3.301

5 200

13381

Loans and advances:

Abroad

Hong Kong

Investments:

Hong Kong Abroad

Other assets:

Hong Kong Abroad Total assets

29 480

36 856

52814

13 255

18 793

16411

3 251 74

3.836 101

4 294 137

3666

4218

5980

3 529

79 798

1 486 100 366

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