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Table 12

(Chapter 4: Financial and Monetary Affairs)

Exchange Fund Abridged Balance Sheet

Assets

HK$ Million

As at end of year

2006

2010

2011

Foreign currency assets

1,045,541

2,149,770

Hong Kong dollar assets

130,852

195,214

2,326,174 161,858

1,176,393

2,344,984

2,488,032

Liabilities

Certificates of Indebtedness

156,926

225,939

258,702

Government-issued currency notes and

6,842

8,899

9,888

coins in circulation

Balance of the banking system

2,035

148,702

148,684

Exchange Fund Bills and Notes issued

129,139

654,221

655,750

Placements by Fiscal Reserves

324,530

592,282

663,507

Other liabilities

49,213

123,438

183,587

668,685

1,753,481

1,920,118

Fund Equity

507,708

591,503

567,914

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

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