International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity

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31 Mar 2003

International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) released today (Monday) analytical data on the Hong Kong SAR's foreign currency reserves and foreign currency liquidity at the end of February 2003 (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.

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Sylvia Yip, Manager (Press), at 2878 1687 or
Thomas Chan, Senior Manager (Press), at 2878 1480

Hong Kong Monetary Authority
31 March 2003

 

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 the International Monetary Fund's Special Data Dissemination Standard (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 March, the scheduled dates for issuing the press releases are as follows:

7 March
(Issued)
SDDS International Reserves (Hong Kong's Latest Foreign Currency Reserve Assets Figures)
14 March 
(Issued)
SDDS Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank (Exchange Fund Balance Sheet Data)
28 March
(Issued)
Exchange Fund Abridged Balance Sheet and Currency Board Account
31 March SDDS Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity
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