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The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority:
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) released today (June 30) analytical data on the Hong Kong SAR's foreign currency reserves and foreign currency liquidity at the end of May 2009 (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, Communications Chief, at 2878 1480 or
Hing-fung Wong, Manager (Communications), 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 June 2009, the scheduled dates for issuing the press releases are as follows:
ˇ@8 June (Issued) SDDS International Reserves (Hong Kongˇ¦s Latest Foreign Currency Reserve Assets Figures)
ˇ@15 June (Issued) SDDS Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank (Analytical Accounts of the Exchange Fund)
ˇ@30 June Exchange Fund Abridged Balance Sheet and Currency Board Account
ˇ@30 June SDDS Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity
Ends/Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Issued at HKT 18:32
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