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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) released today (September 30) analytical data on the Hong Kong SAR's foreign currency reserves and foreign currency liquidity at the end of August 2005 (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.
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At present, four press releases relating to the Exchange Fund's data are issued 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 September 2005, the scheduled dates for issuing the press releases are as follows:
September 7 SDDS International Reserves (Hong Kong's Latest
(Issued) Foreign Currency Reserve Assets Figures)
September 14 SDDS Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank
(Issued) (Exchange Fund Balance Sheet Data)
September 30 Exchange Fund Abridged Balance Sheet
and Currency Board Account
September 30 SDDS Template on International Reserves
and Foreign Currency Liquidity
For further enquiries, please contact:
Jasmin Fung, Manager (Press), at 2878 8246 or
Hing-Fung Wong, Resource Co-ordinator, at 2878 1802
Ends/Friday, September 30, 2005
Issued at HKT 16:30
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