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Appendix 10

(Chapter 5: The Economy)

Liabilities and Assets: Licensed Banks

Liabilities

1986 Foreign

HK$ currency

$ Million

As at end of year

Total

1987 Foreign HK$ currency

Total

1988 Foreign HK$ currency

Total

Amount due to banks and deposit-taking

companies in Hong Kong

101,526 175,084 276,610

124,245 197,566 321,811

149,007

Amount due to banks abroad

Deposits from customers

Negotiable certificates of deposit outstanding

19,973 811,068 831,041

213,337 278,016 491,353

17,853 4,945 22,798

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Other liabilities

50,047 25,676 75,723

24,809 1,632,839 1,657,648

278,494 363,192 641,685

21,113 6,582 27,695

57,126 46,532 103,658

195,443 344,449

48,304 1,955,791 2,004,095

313,969 465,020 778,989

22,335 7,676 30,012

63,569 65,280 128,849

Total liabilities

402,735 1,294,789 1,697,524

505,786 2,246,711 2,752,497

597,184 2,689,210 3,286,394

Assets

Notes and coins

3,108

3,108

3,996

3,996

4,203

4,203

Amount due from banks and deposit-taking

companies in Hong Kong

Amount due from banks abroad

104,229 236,657 340,886

28,255 790,042 818,297

128,437 269,710 398,147

25,520 1,468,285 1,493,805

149,581 234,843 384,424

30,811 1,770,582 1,801,393

Negotiable certificates of deposit held:

Issued by banks in Hong Kong

7,138

1,467 8,606

8,524 2,016 10,541

7,570 1,974 9,544

Issued by deposit-taking companies in

Hong Kong

Issued by banks outside Hong Kong

791

249 1,040

2 9,173 9,175

1,082 206 1,288

99 8,359 8,458

958

223 1,181

114 8,936 9.051

Loans and advances to customers:

To finance imports to, and exports and

re-exports from Hong Kong

20,041

13,071 33,112

23,318

18,201 41,519

29,104 24,952 54,056

To finance merchandising trade not

touching Hong Kong

1 375 13,779

Other loans for use in Hong Kong

Other loans for use outside Hong Kong

Other loans where the place of use is not known

Total loans and advances

Bank acceptances and bank bills of exchange held

Floating rate notes and commercial paper held

4,154 [ ] 183,904 44,298 228,202

5,940 97,567 103,507

2,138 19,635 21,773

212,398 178,349 390,747

1,020 13,016 14,036

6,395 27,419 33,814

510 5,951 6,461

232,769 74,308 307,077

8,397 249,865 258,262

2,613 50,139 52,753

267,607 398,464 666,072

1,371 10,211 11,582

313,626 93,068 406,693

10,539 332,755 343,294

4,077 46,778 50,855

358,716 507,764 866,480

7,547

1,164 15,627 16,791

37,906 45,452

1,335 17,063 18,398

8,499 44,005 52,504

Treasury bills, securities, shareholdings and

interests in land and buildings

Other assets

23,857 8,973 32,831

14,137 30,849 44,986

27,556

17,984 45,540

14,391 48,017 62,408

27,780 30,843 58,624

18,270 62,324 80,593

Total assets

401,331 1,296,194 1,697,524

485,924 2,266,573 2,752,497

607,837 2,678,557 3,286,394

Number of licensed banks in operation

148

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