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The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority:
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) released today (March 31) analytical data on the Hong Kong SAR's foreign currency reserves and foreign currency liquidity at the end of February 2008 (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:
Thomas Chan, Senior Manager (Press), at 2878 1480 or
Peggy Lo, Manager (Press), at 2878 1687
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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 March 2008, the scheduled dates for issuing the press releases are as follows:
March 7 SDDS International Reserves (Hong Kong's
(Issued) Latest Foreign Currency Reserve Assets
Figures)
March 14 SDDS Analytical Accounts of the Central
(Issued) Bank (Analytical Accounts of the Exchange
Fund)
March 28 Exchange Fund Abridged Balance Sheet and
(Issued) Currency Board Account
March 31 SDDS Template on International Reserves
and Foreign Currency Liquidity
Ends/Monday, March 31, 2008
Issued at HKT 16:45
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