Monetary Authority Chief Executive Joseph Yam says although Hong Kong now has to factor in the possibility of an outbreak of H1N1 Influenza, the city's monetary and financial systems are robust and ranking very high internationally.

In his weekly Viewpoint column published on the authority's website today, Mr Yam said the stress tests the authority has been conducting have confirmed the systems' stability, adding it has well-established contingency arrangements to support the systems if necessary.