Hong Kong's foreign-currency reserve assets - including unsettled forward contracts - stood at US$126.6 billion at the end of June, up slightly from US$126.5 billion at the end of May.

Hong Kong is the world's eighth largest holder of foreign currency reserves, after Mainland China, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, Korea, India and Singapore.

The US$126.6 billion reserve assets represent more than six times the currency in circulation, or about 35% of Hong Kong dollar M3.