The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) released today (Wednesday) analytical data on the Hong Kong SAR's foreign currency reserves and foreign currency liquidity at the end of September 2001 (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 2002 is announced below:
|
Reference Month |
Release Date |
|
January 2002 |
28 February 2002 |
|
February 2002 |
28 March 2002 |
|
March 2002 |
30 April 2002 |
|
April 2002 |
31 May 2002 |
|
May 2002 |
28 June 2002 |
|
June 2002 |
31 July 2002 |
|
July 2002 |
30 August 2002 |
|
August 2002 |
30 September 2002 |
|
September 2002 |
31 October 2002 |
|
October 2002 |
29 November 2002 |
|
November 2002 |
31 December 2002 |
|
December 2002 |
30 January 2003 |
For further enquiries, please contact:
Jasmin Fung, Manager (Press), at 2878 8246 or
Thomas Chan, Senior Manager (Press), at 2878 1480
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
31 October 2001
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 October, the scheduled dates for issuing the press releases are as follows:
| 8 October (Issued) |
SDDS International Reserves (Hong Kong's Latest Foreign Currency Reserve Assets Figures) |
| 15 October (Issued) |
SDDS Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank (Exchange Fund Balance Sheet Data) |
| 26 October (Issued) |
Exchange Fund Abridged Balance Sheet and Currency Board Account |
| 31 October | SDDS Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity |