Hong Kong's official foreign currency reserve assets rose to US$136.3 billion in June, up US$100 million on May, the Monetary Authority says.

Including unsettled forward contracts, foreign currency reserve assets also stood at US$136.3 billion in June, up US$100 million on May.

Hong Kong is the world's ninth largest holder of foreign currency reserves based on the latest published figures, after the Mainland, Japan, Russia, Taiwan, South Korea, India, Brazil and Singapore.

The total foreign currency reserve assets of US$136.3 billion represent about seven times the currency in circulation or 36% of Hong Kong dollar M3.