(Chapter 4: Financial and Monetary
Affairs)
Deposits, Loans and Advances of
Authorised Institutions |
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1998 |
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2002 |
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2003 |
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Number of authorised
institutions in operation |
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Licensed banks |
171 |
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133 |
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133 |
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Restricted licence banks |
60 |
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46 |
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41 |
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Deposit-taking companies |
101 |
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45 |
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39 |
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Total |
332 |
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224 |
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213 |
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(-7.8) |
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(-10.0) |
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(-4.9) |
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Deposits from customers(1)(2)
(HK$ billion) |
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Licensed banks |
2,954.0 |
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3,275.8 |
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3,523.3 |
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Restricted licence banks |
36.2 |
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35.9 |
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38.2 |
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Deposit-taking companies |
9.9 |
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5.9 |
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4.9 |
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Total |
3,000.0 |
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3,317.5 |
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3,566.4 |
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(+10.7) |
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(-2.6) |
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(+7.5) |
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Loans and advances
for use in Hong Kong(1)(3) (HK$ billion) |
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Licensed banks |
1,779.6 |
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1,618.7 |
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1,602.5 |
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Restricted licence banks |
126.3 |
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98.9 |
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83.1 |
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Deposit-taking companies |
54.4 |
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25.3 |
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22.9 |
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Total |
1,960.4 |
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1,742.9 |
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1,708.6 |
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(-3.8) |
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(-2.6) |
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(-2.0) |
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Total loans and advances
to customers(1) (HK$ billion) |
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Licensed banks |
3,087.1 |
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1,936.7 |
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1,912.7 |
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Restricted licence banks |
150.2 |
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112.3 |
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97.5 |
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Deposit-taking companies |
67.1 |
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27.3 |
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25.0 |
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Total |
3,304.4 |
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2,076.3 |
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2,035.2 |
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(-19.8) |
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(-5.0) |
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(-2.0) |
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Notes: |
Figures in brackets refer to percentage changes
over the same period of the preceding year.
(1) |
Figures are revised on a monthly basis to
take into account any subsequent amendments submitted by authorised
institutions. |
(2) |
As from June 2002, short-term Exchange Fund
placements of less than one month are included under time
deposits as part of the monetary aggregates. The revised data
series are backdated to April 1997. |
(3) |
Excluding loans for trade financing. |
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Source: |
Hong Kong Monetary Authority.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2878 8222) |
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