The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) released today (31 October) the analytical data on the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region’s foreign currency reserves and foreign currency liquidity as at the end of September 2023 (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 (SDDS).
Release calendar
The release calendar of the Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity for 2024 is announced below:
Reference Month |
Release Date |
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January 2024 |
29 February 2024 |
February 2024 |
28 March 2024 |
March 2024 |
30 April 2024 |
April 2024 |
31 May 2024 |
May 2024 |
28 June 2024 |
June 2024 |
31 July 2024 |
July 2024 |
30 August 2024 |
August 2024 |
30 September 2024 |
September 2024 |
31 October 2024 |
October 2024 |
29 November 2024 |
November 2024 |
31 December 2024 |
December 2024 |
28 January 2025 |
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
31 October 2023
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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 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 2023, the scheduled dates for issuing the press releases are as follows:
6 October |
SDDS International Reserves |
13 October |
SDDS Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank |
31 October |
SDDS Template on International Reserves and |
31 October |
Exchange Fund Abridged Balance Sheet and |