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The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority:
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) released today (Monday) analytical data on the Hong Kong SAR's foreign currency reserves and foreign currency liquidity at the end of May 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
Lilian Goh, Officer (Press), at 2878 8246
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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 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 June 2008, the scheduled dates for issuing the press releases are as follows:
June 10 (Issued)
SDDS International Reserves (Hong Kongˇ¦s Latest Foreign Currency Reserve Assets Figures)
June 16 (Issued)
SDDS Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank (Analytical Accounts of the Exchange Fund)
June 30
Exchange Fund Abridged Balance Sheet and Currency Board Account
June 30
SDDS Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity
Ends/Monday, June 30, 2008
Issued at HKT 16:36
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