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The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority:
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) released today (October 30) analytical data on the Hong Kong SAR's foreign currency reserves and foreign currency liquidity at the end of September, 2009 (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 2010 is announced below:
Reference Month Release Date
January, 2010 February 26, 2010
February, 2010 March 31, 2010
March, 2010 April 30, 2010
April, 2010 May 31, 2010
May, 2010 June 30, 2010
June, 2010 July 30, 2010
July, 2010 August 31, 2010
August, 2010 September 30, 2010
September, 2010 October 29, 2010
October, 2010 November 30, 2010
November, 2010 December 31, 2010
December, 2010 January 31, 2011
For further enquiries, please contact:
Peggy Lo, Manager (Communications), at 2878 1687 or
Wong Hing-fung, Manager (Communications), at 2878 1802
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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 October, 2009, the scheduled dates for issuing the press releases are as follows:
October 7 (Issued)
SDDS International Reserves (Hong Kong's Latest Foreign Currency Reserve Assets Figures)
October 14 (Issued)
SDDS Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank (Analytical Accounts of the Exchange Fund)
October 30
Exchange Fund Abridged Balance Sheet and Currency Board Account
October 30
SDDS Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity
Ends/Friday, October 30, 2009
Issued at HKT 17:03
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