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The following is issued on behalf of The Hong Kong Monetary Authority:
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) released today (July 31) analytical data on the Hong Kong SAR's foreign currency reserves and foreign currency liquidity at the end of June 2007 (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.
For further enquiries, please contact:
Sara Yip, Manager (Press), at 2878 8246 or
Peggy Lo, Manager (Press), at 2878 1687
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
31 July 2007
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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 July 2007, the scheduled dates for issuing the press releases are as follows:
July 9 SDDS International Reserves (Hong Kong's
(Issued) Latest Foreign Currency Reserve Assets
Figures)
July 16 SDDS Analytical Accounts of the Central
(Issued) Bank (Analytical Accounts of the Exchange
Fund)
July 27 Exchange Fund Abridged Balance Sheet
(Issued) and Currency Board Account
July 31 SDDS Template on International Reserves
and Foreign Currency Liquidity
Ends/Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Issued at HKT 17:08
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