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Table 10
(Chapter 4: Financial and Monetary Affairs)
 
Exchange Rates of the Hong Kong Dollar Against Selected Major Currencies
  Sterling US dollar Deutsche
-mark		 Euro(2) Japanese
yen		 Special
Drawing Right
End of period (HK dollar to per unit of foreign currency)
1999 12.59 7.771 4.00 7.82 0.0761 10.65365
2003 13.83 7.763 N.A.(2) 9.77 0.0726 11.53559
2004 14.99 7.774 N.A.(2) 10.60 0.0758 12.07310
Effective exchange rate index for the HK dollar(1)
Trade (import and export)-weighted
(Jan. 2000 = 100)
100.1
98.8
96.0

 
Notes:
(1) New series released since 2 January 2002. The effective exchange rate index for the Hong Kong dollar is derived from the weighted average of nominal exchange rates of the Hong Kong dollar against 14 major currencies.
(2) Euro was launched on 1 January 1999. As from 1 January 2002, Euro has replaced national currencies of its participating countries (including Deutsche-mark).
Source: Hong Kong Monetary Authority.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2878 8222)
 
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