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The Exchange Fund's foreign assets amounted to $1.02 trillion at the end of September, up $28.2 billion on August.
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 $304 billion.
Claims on the private sector in Hong Kong amounted to HK$86.5 billion, while foreign liabilities, representing mainly obligations under repurchase agreements, amounted to $1.8 billion.
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