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The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority:
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) today (March 18) published the March 2009 issue of its Quarterly Bulletin.
This Quarterly Bulletin contains two feature articles:
* Interdependencies of payment and settlement systems: the Hong Kong experience - outlining the Hong Kong experience in the evolution of system interdependencies and the steps taken to mitigate risks arising from growing system integration.
* Hong Kong-dollar debt-market development in 2008 - reviewing the Hong Kong-dollar debt market.
The Quarterly Bulletin can be viewed on and downloaded from the HKMA website at http://www.info.gov.hk/hkma/eng/public/qb_index.htm.
For further enquiries, please contact:
Peggy Lo, Manager (Communications), at 2878 1687 or
Hing-fung Wong, Manager (Communications), at 2878 1802
Ends/Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Issued at HKT 16:16
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