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The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority:
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) released today (October 31) the analytical data on the Hong Kong SAR's foreign currency reserves and foreign currency liquidity as at the end of September 2011 (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.
Release calendar
The release calendar of the Liquidity Template for 2012 is announced below:
Reference Month Release Date
January 2012 February 29, 2012
February 2012 March 30, 2012
March 2012 April 30, 2012
April 2012 May 31, 2012
May 2012 June 29, 2012
June 2012 July 31, 2012
July 2012 August 31, 2012
August 2012 September 28, 2012
September 2012 October 31, 2012
October 2012 November 30, 2012
November 2012 December 31, 2012
December 2012 January 31, 2013
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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 October 2011, the scheduled dates for issuing the press releases are as follows:
October 7 (Issued)
SDDS International Reserves
(Hong Kong's Latest Foreign Currency Reserve Assets Figures)
October 14 (Issued)
SDDS Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank
(Analytical Accounts of the Exchange Fund)
October 31
Exchange Fund Abridged Balance Sheet and Currency Board Account
October 31
SDDS Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity
Ends/Monday, October 31, 2011
Issued at HKT 17:03
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