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The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority:
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) released today (February 29) analytical data on the Hong Kong SAR's foreign currency reserves and foreign currency liquidity at the end of January 2008 (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, Senior Manager (Press), at 2878 1480 or
Hing-fung Wong, Officer (Press), 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 Fund’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 February 2008, the scheduled dates for issuing the press releases are as follows:
February 11 SDDS International Reserves (Hong
(Issued) Kong's Latest Foreign Currency
Reserve Assets Figures)
February 14 SDDS Analytical Accounts of the
(Issued) Central Bank (Analytical Accounts
of the Exchange Fund)
February 29 Exchange Fund Abridged Balance
Sheet and Currency Board Account
February 29 SDDS Template on International
Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity
Ends/Friday, February 29, 2008
Issued at HKT 16:31
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