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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 2013 (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 Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity for 2014 is set out below:
Reference month Release date
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January 2014 February 28, 2014
February 2014 March 31, 2014
March 2014 April 30, 2014
April 2014 May 30, 2014
May 2014 June 30, 2014
June 2014 July 31, 2014
July 2014 August 29, 2014
August 2014 September 30, 2014
September 2014 October 31, 2014
October 2014 November 28, 2014
November 2014 December 31, 2014
December 2014 January 30, 2015
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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 2013, 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 11 (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/Thursday, October 31, 2013
Issued at HKT 17:26
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