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Table 9

(Chapter 4: Financial and Monetary Affairs)

Deposits, Loans and Advances of Authorised Institutions

2002

2006

2007

Number of authorised institutions

in operation

Licensed banks

Restricted licence banks

Deposit-taking companies

Total

133

131

139

46

30

29

45

33

29

224

194

197

(-10.0)

(-1.0)

(+1.5)

Deposits from

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

Licensed banks

3,275.8

4,725.5

5,839.0

Restricted licence banks

35.9

26.5

24.8

Deposit-taking companies

5.9

5.5

5.4

Total

3,317.5

4,757.4

5,869.2

(-2.6)

(+17.0)

(+23.4)

Loans and advances for use in

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

Licensed banks

1,618.7

1,932.8

2,227.5

Restricted licence banks

98.9

22.4

30.1

Deposit-taking companies.

25.3

18.7

19.1

Total

1,742.9

1,974.0

2,276.7

(-2.6)

(+2.3)

(+15.3)

Total loans and advances to

customers(?) (HK$ billion)

Licensed banks

1,936.7

2,402.3

2,876.7

Restricted licence banks

Deposit-taking companies

112.3 27.3

41.4

58.5

24.1

26.7

Total

2,076.3

2,467.8

2,961.9

(-5.0)

(+6.7)

(+20.0)

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)