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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) released today (February 28) analytical data on the Hong Kong SAR's foreign currency reserves and foreign currency liquidity at the end of January 2006 (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:
Kevin Ip, Manager (Press), at 2878 1687 or
Thomas Chan, Senior Manager (Press), at 2878 1480
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
February 28, 2006
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At present, four press releases relating to the Exchange Fund's data are issued 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 2006, the scheduled dates for issuing the press releases are as follows:
February 7 SDDS International Reserves
(Issued) (Hong Kong's Latest Foreign
Currency Reserve Assets
Figures)
February 14 SDDS Analytical Accounts of
(Issued) the Central Bank (Exchange
Fund Balance Sheet Data)
February 24 Exchange Fund Abridged Balance
(Issued) Sheet and Currency Board Account
February 28 SDDS Template on International
Reserves and Foreign Currency
Liquidity
Ends/Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Issued at HKT 17:00
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