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Table 9
(Chapter 4: Financial and Monetary Affairs)
Deposits, Loans and Advances of Authorised Institutions
2000
2004
2005
Number of authorised institutions
in operation
Licensed banks
Restricted licence banks
Deposit-taking companies
Total
151
133
131
48
39
32
61
35
33
260
207
196
(-8.8)
(-2.8)
(-5.3)
Deposits from
customers(1)(2) (HK$ billion)
Licensed banks
3,490.7
3,846.5
4,043.4
Restricted licence banks
31.4
14.8
19.5
Deposit-taking companies
5.8
4.8
5.0
Total
3,527.8
3,866.1
4,067.9
(+8.5)
(+8.4)
(+5.2)
Loans and advances for use in
Hong Kong(1)(3) (HK$ billion)
Licensed banks
1,709.6
1,710.8
1,885.3
Restricted licence banks
111.0
64.1
24.9
Deposit-taking companies
40.8
17.5
19.8
Total
1,861.5
1,792.4
1,930.0
(+2.3)
(+4.9)
(+7.7)
Total loans and advances to
customers(1) (HK$ billion)
Licensed banks
2,290.6
2,056.7
2,250.7
Restricted licence banks
126.5
78.5
38.9
Deposit-taking companies
44.4
20.5
23.0
Total
2,461.5
2,155.7
2,312.6
(-12.5)
(+5.9)
(+7.3)
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.
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