The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority:

     The Hong Kong Monetary Authority published today (May 15) the credit card lending survey results for the first quarter of 2026.

     Following an increase of 8.7 per cent in the previous quarter as driven by festive spending and salaries tax payment, total card receivables decreased by 3.8 per cent in the first quarter to HK$158.0 billion at end-March 2026.

     The combined delinquent and rescheduled ratio was 0.45 per cent at end-March 2026, compared with 0.40 per cent at the previous quarter-end. The charge-off ratio for the first quarter of 2026 was 0.56 per cent, compared with 0.62 per cent in the previous quarter.

Ends/Friday, May 15, 2026
Issued at HKT 16:30

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