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Appendices

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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

2007

2011

2012

Foreign currency assets

1,198,864

2,326,174

2,587,785

Hong Kong dollar assets

215,558

161,858

193,312

1,414,422

2,488,032

2,781,097

Liabilities

Certificates of Indebtedness

163,381

258,702

289,837

Government-issued currency notes and

7,545

9,888

9,934

coins in circulation

Balance of the banking system

10,639

148,684

255,851

Exchange Fund Bills and Notes issued

141,767

655,750

688,484

Placements by Fiscal Reserves

464,585

663,507

717,536

Other liabilities

9,525

183,587

195,571

797,442

1,920,118

2,157,213

Fund Equity

616,980

567,914

623,884

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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