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The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA):
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) released today (September 30) analytical data on the Hong Kong SAR's foreign currency reserves and foreign currency liquidity at the end of August 2010 (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.
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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 September 2010, the scheduled dates for issuing the press releases are as follows:
September 7(Issued)
SDDS International Reserves (Hong Kongˇ¦s Latest Foreign Currency Reserve Assets Figures)
September 14 (Issued)
SDDS Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank (Analytical Accounts of the Exchange Fund)
September 30
Exchange Fund Abridged Balance Sheet and Currency Board Account
September 30
SDDS Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity
Ends/Thursday, September 30, 2010
Issued at HKT 18:19
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