The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) released today (Friday) analytical data on the Hong Kong SAR's foreign currency reserves and foreign currency liquidity at the end of September 2004 (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 2005 is announced below:
Reference Month Release Date January 2005 28 February 2005 February 2005 31 March 2005 March 2005 29 April 2005 April 2005 31 May 2005 May 2005 30 June 2005 June 2005 29 July 2005 July 2005 31 August 2005 August 2005 30 September 2005 September 2005 31 October 2005 October 2005 30 November 2005 November 2005 30 December 2005 December 2005 27 January 2006
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
29 October 2004
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:
7 October (Issued) | SDDS International Reserves (Hong Kong's Latest Foreign Currency Reserve Assets Figures) |
14 October (Issued) | SDDS Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank (Exchange Fund Balance Sheet Data) |
29 October | Exchange Fund Abridged Balance Sheet and Currency Board Account |
29 October | SDDS Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity |