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The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority:
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 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.
Release calendar
The release calendar of the Liquidity Template for 2009 is announced below:
Reference Month Release Date
January 2009 February 27, 2009
February 2009 March 31, 2009
March 2009 April 30, 2009
April 2009 May 29, 2009
May 2009 June 30, 2009
June 2009 July 31, 2009
July 2009 August 31, 2009
August 2009 September 30, 2009
September 2009 October 30, 2009
October 2009 November 30, 2009
November 2009 December 31, 2009
December 2009 January 29, 2010
For further enquiries, please contact:
Thomas Chan, Senior Manager (Press), at 2878 1480 or
Hing-fung Wong, Manager (Press), at 2878 1802
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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 October 2008, the scheduled dates for issuing the press releases are as follows:
October 8 (Issued)
SDDS International Reserves (Hong Kongˇ¦s Latest Foreign Currency Reserve Assets Figures)
October 14 (Issued)
SDDS Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank (Analytical Accounts of the Exchange Fund)
October 31
Exchange Fund Abridged Balance Sheet and Currency Board Account
October 31
SDDS Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity
Ends/Friday, October 31, 2008
Issued at HKT 16:32
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