HONG KONG MONETARY AUTHORITY Annual Report 1996
TABLE 3: AUTHORISED INSTITUTIONS:
COUNTRY/REGION OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
| Licensed Banks |
Restricted Licence Banks |
Deposit-Taking Companies |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country/Region | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | |||
| ASIA & PACIFIC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hong Kong | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | |||
| Australia | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | |||
| China | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | |||
| India | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Indonesia | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |||
| Japan | 37 | 41 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 35 | |||
| Malaysia | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||
| New Zealand | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Pakistan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Philippines | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||
| Singapore | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |||
| South Korea | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||
| Thailand | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Taiwan | - | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Vietnam | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Sub-Total | 93 | 101 | 106 | 110 | 110 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 112 | 110 | 109 | 109 | 107 | |||
| EUROPE | ||||||||||||||||||
| Austria | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Belgium/Luxembourg | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | |||
| Denmark | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| France | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | |||
| Germany | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Italy | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | |||
| Norway | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Republic of Ireland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Spain | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Sweden | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Switzerland | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| United Kingdom | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |||
| Sub-Total | 48 | 50 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 6 | |||