The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced today (5 November) that the official foreign currency reserve assets of Hong Kong amounted to US$498.1 billion as at the end of October 2021 (end-September 2021: US$494.9 billion) (Annex).
There were no unsettled foreign exchange contracts at end-October 2021 and end-September 2021.
The total foreign currency reserve assets of US$498.1 billion represent about seven times the currency in circulation or 48% of Hong Kong dollar M3.
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
5 November 2021
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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 November 2021, the scheduled dates for issuing the press releases are as follows:
5 November |
SDDS International Reserves |
12 November |
SDDS Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank |
30 November |
SDDS Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity |
30 November |
Exchange Fund Abridged Balance Sheet and Currency Board Account |