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Foreign assets, representing the external assets of the Exchange Fund, amounted to $876.8 billion at the end of May, down $6.2 billion on April, 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 $280.6 billion.
Claims on the private sector in Hong Kong amounted to $76.4 billion, while foreign liabilities, representing mainly obligations under repurchase agreements, amounted to $12.6 billion.
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