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December 31, 2003

Monetary Authority

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Foreign currency deposits up 2.3%
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Monetary Authority

Total deposits with authorised institutions dipped 0.7% last month, with HK dollar deposits down 3.2% while foreign currency deposits rose 2.3%.

 

The Monetary Authority said the drop in HK dollar deposits followed a notable increase in October, which was attributable partly to placements related to initial public offerings.

 

Total loans and advances shrank 2.3%, with loans for use here and outside Hong Kong falling 2.4% and 1.6% respectively.

 

HK dollar loan-to-deposit ratio goes up

In terms of currency, HK dollar loans fell, while foreign currency loans rose slightly. As HK dollar deposits registered a larger fall than HK dollar loans, the HK dollar loan-to-deposit ratio rose to 82.7% in November.

 

On a seasonally adjusted basis, HK dollar M1 grew 4.4% and 29.9% over a year ago.

 

Unadjusted HK dollar M2 and M3 both fell 2.7%, but grew 3.9% and 3.7% respectively on a year-on-year comparison.



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