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Foreign assets, representing the external assets of the Exchange Fund, amounted to $884.9 billion at the end of December, up $7.8 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 $284 billion.
Claims on the private sector in Hong Kong amounted to $79.5 billion, while foreign liabilities, representing mainly obligations under repurchase agreements, amounted to $1.2 billion.
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