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Table 9

(Chapter 4: Financial and Monetary Affairs)

Appendices 459

Deposits, Loans and Advances of Authorised Institutions

2001

2005

2006

Number of authorised institutions

in operation

Licensed banks

Restricted licence banks

146

131

131

49

32

30

Deposit-taking companies

54

33

33

Total

249

196

194

(-4.2)

(-5.3)

(-1.0)

Deposits from

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

Licensed banks

3,366.6

4,043.4

4,734.3

Restricted licence banks

33.4

19.5

26.5

Deposit-taking companies

6.5

5.0

5.5

Total

3,406.5

4,067.9

4,766.2

(-3.4)

(+5.2)

(+17.2)

Loans and advances for use in

Hong Kong(1)(3) (HK$ billion)

Licensed banks

1,647.7

1,885.6

1,933.9

Restricted licence banks

110.3

24.9

22.4

Deposit-taking companies

32.1

19.8

18.7

Total

1,790.1

1,930.3

1,975.1

(-3.8)

(+7.7)

(+2.3)

Total loans and advances to

customers(1) (HK$ billion)

Licensed banks

2,028.0

2,250.1

2,402.4

Restricted licence banks

Deposit-taking companies

122.4 34.6

38.9

41.4

23.0

24.1

Total

2,185.0

2,312.0

2,467.9

(-11.2)

(+7.2)

(+6.7)

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)