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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) released today (October 31) analytical data on the Hong Kong SAR's foreign currency reserves and foreign currency liquidity at the end of September 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.
Release calendar
The release calendar of the Liquidity Template for 2006 is announced below:
Reference Month Release Date
January 2006 February 28 2006
February 2006 March 31 2006
March 2006 April 28 2006
April 2006 May 30 2006
May 2006 June 30 2006
June 2006 July 31 2006
July 2006 August 31 2006
August 2006 September 29 2006
September 2006 October 31 2006
October 2006 November 30 2006
November 2006 December 29 2006
December 2006 January 31 2007
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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 Fundˇ¦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 2005, the scheduled dates for issuing the press releases are as follows:
October 7 SDDS International Reserves (Hong Kongˇ¦s Latest Foreign
(Issued) Currency Reserve Assets Figures)
October 14 SDDS Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank (Exchange Fund
(Issued) Balance Sheet Data)
October 28 Exchange Fund Abridged Balance Sheet and Currency Board Account
(Issued)
October 31 SDDS Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity
For further enquiries, please contact:
Hing-Fung Wong, Resource Co-ordinator, at 2878 1802 or
Kevin Ip, Manager (Press), at 2878 1687
Ends/Monday, October 31, 2005
Issued at HKT 16:30
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