The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) released today (Tuesday) analytical data on the Hong Kong SAR's foreign currency reserves and foreign currency liquidity at the end of September 2006 (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.
Release calendar
The release calendar of the Liquidity Template for 2007 is announced below:
Reference Month | Release Date |
January 2007 | 28 February 2007 |
February 2007 | 30 March 2007 |
March 2007 | 30 April 2007 |
April 2007 | 31 May 2007 |
May 2007 | 29 June 2007 |
June 2007 | 31 July 2007 |
July 2007 | 31 August 2007 |
August 2007 | 28 September 2007 |
September 2007 | 31 October 2007 |
October 2007 | 30 November 2007 |
November 2007 | 31 December 2007 |
December 2007 | 31 January 2008 |
For further enquiries, please contact:
Hing-fung Wong, Officer (Press), at 2878 1802 or
Thomas Chan, Senior Manager (Press), at 2878 1480
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
31 October 2006
At present, four press releases relating to the Exchange Fund's data are issued by the HKMA 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 October 2006, the scheduled dates for issuing the press releases are as follows:
9 October (Issued) |
SDDS International Reserves (Hong Kong's Latest Foreign Currency Reserve Assets Figures) |
16 October (Issued) |
SDDS Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank (Analytical Accounts of the Exchange Fund) |
27 October (Issued) |
Exchange Fund Abridged Balance Sheet and Currency Board Account |
31 October | SDDS Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity |