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Table 12 |
(Chapter 4: Financial and Monetary
Affairs) |
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Exchange
Fund Balance Sheet |
HK$ Million |
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As at end
of year |
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1999
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2003 |
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2004 |
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Assets(1) |
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Foreign currency
assets |
755,115 |
|
929,625 |
|
969,341 |
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Hong Kong dollar
assets |
247,641 |
|
82,020 |
|
92,513 |
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1,002,756 |
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1,011,645 |
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1,061,854 |
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Liabilities(1) |
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Certificates
of Indebtedness(2) |
118,195 |
|
134,215 |
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146,775 |
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Government-issued
currency notes and coins in circulation |
5,777 |
|
6,297 |
|
6,351 |
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Balance of
the banking system(3) |
7,960 |
|
28,277 |
|
15,789 |
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Exchange Fund
Bills and Notes |
101,828 |
|
123,520 |
|
125,860 |
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Placements
by other HKSAR government funds(4) |
392,206 |
|
252,296 |
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280,091 |
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Other liabilities(5) |
85,932 |
|
82,161 |
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63,397 |
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711,898 |
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626,766 |
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638,263 |
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Fund Equity |
290,858 |
|
384,879 |
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423,591 |
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