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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) the analytical data on the Hong Kong SAR's foreign currency reserves and foreign currency liquidity as at the end of January 2012 (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 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 2012, the scheduled dates for issuing the press releases are as follows:
February 7 (Issued)
SDDS International Reserves (Hong Kong's Latest Foreign Currency Reserve Assets Figures)
February 14 (Issued)
SDDS Analytical Accounts of the 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/Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Issued at HKT 17:02
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