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Foreign assets, representing the external assets of the Exchange Fund, amounted to $904.9 billion at the end of December, up $36.6 billion on November, the Monetary Authority says.
The monetary base, comprising Certificates of Indebtedness, Government-issued currency notes and coins in circulation, the Aggregate Balance of the banking system and Exchange Fund Bills and Notes issued, amounted to $294.9 billion.
Claims on the private sector in Hong Kong amounted to $55.9 billion, while foreign liabilities, representing mainly obligations under repurchase agreements, amounted to $200 million.
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