| HONG KONG MONETARY AUTHORITY Annual Report 1996 | |||||||||||||||||
| Licensed Banks |
Restricted Licence Banks |
Deposit-Taking Companies |
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| Country/Region | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | ||
| MIDDLE EAST | |||||||||||||||||
| Bahrain | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Iran | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| U.A.E. | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Sub-Total | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| NORTH AMERICA | |||||||||||||||||
| Canada | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| United States | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | ||
| Sub-Total | 21 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | ||
| South Africa | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Bermuda | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Others | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | ||
| GRAND-TOTAL | 164 | 172 | 180 | 185 | 182 | 56 | 57 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 147 | 142 | 137 | 132 | 124 | ||