Financial results for the 10 months ended January 31, 2022
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There was a surplus of HK$47.4 billion in the month of January, thereby bringing a cumulative year-to-date surplus of HK$97.5 billion after receipt of net proceeds of HK$29.1 billion from issuance of green bonds under the Government Green Bond Programme (Green Bond). Expenditure for the 10-month period amounted to HK$541.5 billion and revenue HK$609.9 billion.
The fiscal reserves stood at HK$1,025.3 billion as at January 31, 2022.
A Government spokesperson said that the cumulative year-to-date surplus for the period was mainly due to the receipt of land premium, profits tax and stamp duties. Taking into account the forecast revenue and expenditure for the remaining two months, the surplus for the 2021-22 financial year is expected to be HK$18.9 billion and the fiscal reserves are estimated to be HK$946.7 billion as at the end of March 2022.
Detailed figures are shown in Tables 1 and 2.
TABLE 1. CONSOLIDATED ACCOUNT (Note 1)
| Month ended January 31, 2022 HK$ million |
10 months ended January 31, 2022 HK$ million |
|
| Revenue | 107,477.3 | 609,928.0 |
| Expenditure | (60,060.5) | (541,527.0) |
| Surplus before issuance of Green Bond |
47,416.8 | 68,401.0 |
| Net proceeds from issuance of Green Bond |
- | 29,124.2 |
| Surplus after issuance of Green Bond |
47,416.8 | 97,525.2 |
| Financing | ||
| Domestic | ||
| Banking Sector (Note 2) | (46,055.6) | (97,832.5) |
| Non-Banking Sector | (1,361.2) | 307.3 |
| External | - | - |
| Total | (47,416.8) | (97,525.2) |
Government Debts as at January 31, 2022 (Note 3)
HK$56,401 million
Debts Guaranteed by Government as at January 31, 2022 (Note 4)
HK$118,524.1 million
TABLE 2. FISCAL RESERVES
| Month ended January 31, 2022 HK$ million |
10 months ended January 31, 2022 HK$ million |
|
| Fiscal Reserves at start of period | 977,875.4 |
927,767.0 |
| Consolidated Surplus after issuance of Green Bond |
47,416.8 | 97,525.2 |
| Fiscal Reserves at end of period (Note 5) |
1,025,292.2 | 1,025,292.2 |
Notes:
1. This Account consolidates the General Revenue Account and the following eight Funds: Capital Works Reserve Fund, Capital Investment Fund, Civil Service Pension Reserve Fund, Disaster Relief Fund, Innovation and Technology Fund, Land Fund, Loan Fund and Lotteries Fund. It excludes the Bond Fund, the balance of which is not part of the fiscal reserves. The Bond Fund balance as at January 31, 2022, was HK$209,191 million.
2. Includes transactions with the Exchange Fund and resident banks.
3. These were the Green Bonds (equivalent to HK$56,401 million as at January 31, 2022) issued under the Government Green Bond Programme. They were denominated in US dollars (US$4,500 million with maturity from May 2024 to February 2051), euros (1,750 million euros with maturity from November 2026 to November 2041) and Renminbi (RMB5,000 million with maturity from November 2024 to November 2026). They do not include the outstanding bonds with nominal value of HK$169,647 million and alternative bonds with nominal value of US$1,000 million (equivalent to HK$7,794 million as at January 31, 2022) issued under the Government Bond Programme (with proceeds credited to the Bond Fund). Of these bonds under the Government Bond Programme (including Silver Bonds with nominal value of HK$47,647 million, which may be redeemed before maturity upon request from bond holders), bonds with nominal value of HK$30,714 million will mature within the period from February 2022 to January 2023 and the rest within the period from February 2023 to March 2036.
4. Includes guarantees provided under the SME Loan Guarantee Scheme launched in 2001, the Special Loan Guarantee Scheme launched in 2008, the SME Financing Guarantee Scheme launched in 2012 and a commercial loan of the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation.
5. Includes HK$232,367 million, being the balance of the Land Fund held in the name of "Future Fund", for long-term investments initially up to December 31, 2025. The Future Fund also includes HK$4,800 million, being one-third of the actual surplus in 2015-16 as top-up.
Ends/Monday, February 28, 2022
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