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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 29) the analytical data on the Hong Kong SAR's foreign currency reserves and foreign currency liquidity as at the end of September 2010 (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 2011 is announced below:
Reference Month Release Date
January 2011 February 28, 2011
February 2011 March 31, 2011
March 2011 April 29, 2011
April 2011 May 31, 2011
May 2011 June 30, 2011
June 2011 July 29, 2011
July 2011 August 31, 2011
August 2011 September 30, 2011
September 2011 October 31, 2011
October 2011 November 30, 2011
November 2011 December 30, 2011
December 2011 January 31, 2012
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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 2010, 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 29
Exchange Fund Abridged Balance Sheet and Currency Board Account
October 29
SDDS Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity
Ends/Friday, October 29, 2010
Issued at HKT 17:11
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