ENG-1981 — Page 356

Hong Kong Year Books 香港年報 All

Appendix 12

(Chapter 3: Financial System and Economy)

275

Liabilities and Assets: Banks and Deposit-taking Companies

$ Million

As at end of year

Banks

1979

1980

1981

Number of licensed banks

105

113

121

Liabilities

Deposits:

Demand

13,566

15,752

15,226

Time

21.161

29,929

41,149

Savings

33,258

42,809

52,852

Amount due to banks abroad

73,685

117,704

169,815

Amount due to deposit-taking companies

20,029

28,992

42,550

Other liabilities

24,159

32,917

48,390

Total liabilities

185,858

268,103

369,982

Assets

Cash (legal tender notes and coins)

1,495

2,087

2,466

Amount due from banks abroad:

Demand and short term claims

46,568

58,310

80,249

Time deposits

19,867

32,583

54,614

Amount due from deposit-taking companies

11,463

20,790

30,732

Loans and advances:

Hong Kong

62,227

94,970

128,204

Abroad

20,778

29,433

33,586

Investments

Hong Kong

5,462

7,276

8,525

Abroad

Other assets:

180

190

251

9,581

13,126

20,775

8,237

9,338

10,580

185,858

268,103

369.982

Hong Kong

Abroad

Total assets

Deposit-taking Companies

Number of registered deposit-taking companies

269

302

350

Liabilities

Deposits

24,495

42,716,-

60,479

(of which: short-term*)

(N.A.)

(7,649)

(12,907)

Amount due to banks in Hong Kong

11,463

21,314

31.107

Amount due to banks abroad

31,160

49,929

87,679

Other liabilities

10,347

16,125

23,863

Total liabilities

77,465

130,084

203,128

Assets

Cash

4

5

7

Amount due from banks in Hong Kong

20,029

29,217

43.790

Amount due from banks abroad:

Demand and short term claims

3,293

18,217

30,187

Time deposits

10,266

10,676

18,313

Loans and advances:

Hong Kong

Abroad

Investments:

Hong Kong Abroad

Other assets:

Hong Kong Abroad

Total assets

13,566

29,317

47,460

24,778

30,232

48,038

1,157

2,505

2,046

997

2,805

1,869

1,459

3,622

5,635

1,916

3,488

5.783

77,465

130,084

203,128

Note: N.A. = Not available.

* Short-term deposits are demand deposits, deposits repayable within 7 days or at 7 days' notice or less, and time deposits where the

depositor may obtain repayment before maturity.

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