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Table 12

(Chapter 4: Financial and Monetary Affairs)

Exchange Fund Abridged Balance Sheet

Assets

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HK$ Million

As at end of year

2003

2007

2008

Foreign currency assets

929,625

1,198,864

Hong Kong dollar assets

82,020

215,558

1,443,371 116,961

1,011,645

1,414,422

1,560,332

Liabilities

Certificates of Indebtedness

134,215

163,381

176,093

Government-issued currency notes and

6,297

7,545

8,266

coins in circulation

Balance of the banking system

28,277

10,639

158,038

Exchange Fund Bills and Notes

123,520

141,767

162,554

Placements by other HKSAR government

252,296

464,585

531,370

funds

Other liabilities

82,161

9,525

43,526

626,766

797,442

1,079,847

Fund Equity

384,879

616,980

480,485

Note: The Exchange Fund Abridged Balance Sheet is extracted from the Exchange Fund Accounts published in

the Hong Kong Monetary Authority's Annual Report.

Source: Hong Kong Monetary Authority.

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2878 8222)