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Table 9

APPENDICES

(Chapter 4: Financial and Monetary Affairs)

Deposits, Loans and Advances of Authorised Institutions

1998

2002

2003

Number of authorised institutions

in operation

Licensed banks

Restricted licence banks

Deposit-taking companies

Total

171

60

101

அதய

133

133

46

41

39

332

224

213

(-7.8)

(-10.0)

(4.9)

Deposits from

customers(1)(2) (HK$ billion)

Licensed banks

2,954.0

3,275.8

3,523.3

Restricted licence banks

36.2

35.9

38.2

Deposit-taking companies

9.9

5.9

4.9

Total

3,000.0

3,317.5

3,566.4

(+10.7)

(-2.6)

(+7.5)

Loans and advances for use in

Hong Kong((3) (HK$ billion)

Licensed banks

1,779.6

1,618.7

1,602.5

Restricted licence banks

126.3

98.9

83.1

Deposit-taking companies

54.4

25.3

22.9

Total

1,960.4

1,742.9

1,708.6

(-3.8)

(-2.6)

(-2.0)

Total loans and advances to

customers() (HK$ billion)

Licensed banks

3,087.1

1,936.7

1,912.7

Restricted licence banks

150.2

112.3

97.5

Deposit-taking companies

67.1

27.3

25.0

Total

3,304.4

2,076.3

2,035.2

(-19.8)

(-5.0)

(-2.0)

Notes: Figures in brackets refer to percentage changes over the same period of the preceding year.

(1) Figures are revised on a monthly basis to take into account any subsequent amendments submitted by authorised institutions. (2) As from June 2002, short-term Exchange Fund placements of less than one month are included under time deposits as part of the

monetary aggregates. The revised data series are backdated to April 1997.

(3) Excluding loans for trade financing.

Source: Hong Kong Monetary Authority.

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2878 8222)