Press Releases
International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) released today (31 July 2000) analytical data on the HKSAR's foreign currency reserves and foreign currency liquidity at the end of June 2000 (Annex). These data are published monthly in the Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity in accordance with the International Monetary Fund's Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS).
At present, four press releases relating to the Exchange Fund's data are issued each month. Three of these releases are issued to disseminate monetary data in accordance with SDDS. The fourth press release, on the Exchange Fund's Abridged Balance Sheet and Currency Board Account, is made in accordance with the HKMA's policy of maintaining a high level of transparency. For the month of July, the scheduled dates for issuing the press releases are as follows:
| 7 July (Issued) |
SDDS International Reserves (Hong Kong's Latest Foreign Currency Reserve Assets Figures) |
| 14 July (Issued) |
SDDS Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank (Exchange Fund Balance Sheet Data) |
| 31 July | Exchange Fund Abridged Balance Sheet and Currency Board Account |
| 31 July | SDDS Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity |
For further enquiries, please contact:
Thomas Chan, Senior Manager (Press), at 2878 1480 or
Caitlin Wong, Manager (Press), at 2878 1687
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
31 July 2000