HKMA Quarterly Bulletin (November 2000 Issue)

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) today (29 November) published the latest issue of its Quarterly Bulletin. This issue contains articles on:

• Seasonal Adjustments of Hong Kong's Monetary Statistics - examining the significance of seasonal effects on monetary statistics.
• A Monetary Conditions Index for Hong Kong - integrating previous work on the real effective exchange rate and the real interest rate to provide a Monetary Conditions Index for Hong Kong.
• Development of a Supervisory Policy Manual - explaining the background, objectives and approach of developing a Supervisory Policy Manual for banks, a recent initiative by the HKMA.
• Adoption of the Basel Committee's Policy on Innovative Capital Instruments - providing background information on the HKMA's adoption of the policy of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision on innovative capital instruments for capital adequacy purposes.
• Guideline on Specific Consent to Use Banking Names and Descriptions - a Guideline recently issued by the Monetary Authority on the use of the word "bank" or the letters "b""a""n""k" by non-bank companies in their names or descriptions of businesses in Hong Kong.

The Bulletin also carries regular articles on the banking and monetary environment during the third quarter of 2000. The Quarterly Bulletin, which is on sale at the Government Publications Centre, may also be ordered direct from the HKMA. The full text of the Quarterly Bulletin is available on the HKMA website http://www.hkma.gov.hk.

For further enquiries, please contact:

Jasmin Fung, Manager (Press) at 2878 8246 or

Caitlin Wong, Manager (Press) at 2878 1687

Hong Kong Monetary Authority
29 November 2000