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23-37    Money Supply
(HKD 100 million, as at end of year)
           
  Item
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
  
  Legal Tender Notes and Coins in Circulation
        
        
        
        
        
  Commercial Bank Issues                 
870.15
864.65
1181.95
992.65
1075.45
  Government Issues                      
56.51
60.30
60.29
61.70
59.43
  Total                                  
926.66
924.95
1242.24
1054.35
1134.88
  Authorized Institutions' Holdings of     
        
        
  Legal Tender Notes and Coins            
120.77
113.21
247.05
136.74
118.61
  Legal Tender Notes and Coins in Hands of 
        
        
  Public                                  
805.89
811.74
995.19
917.61
1016.27
  Money Supply: Adjusted for Foreign       
        
        
  Currency Swap Deposits                  
        
        
  Money Supply definition 1 (M1)              
        
        
  Hong Kong Dollar                       
1881.35
1782.60
2053.39
2039.66
2299.98
  Foreign Currency                       
199.58
194.06
198.18
398.81
282.15
  Total                                  
2080.93
1976.66
2251.56
2438.47
2582.14
  Money Supply definition 2 (M2)              
        
        
  Hong Kong Dollar¢Ù                     
16524.73
18141.00
19109.72
19846.28
19950.75
  Foreign Currency¢Ú                     
10905.20
12519.89
14025.62
16196.21
15058.70
  Total                                  
27429.93
30660.89
33135.34
36042.50
35009.45
  Money Supply definition 3 (M3)              
        
        
  Hong Kong Dollar¢Ù                     
16703.79
18262.33
19229.62
19990.24
20129.36
  Foreign Currency¢Ú                     
11552.30
12961.12
14388.43
16484.86
15320.78
  Total                                  
28256.09
31223.45
33618.05
36475.10
35450.15
  Money Supply: Unadjusted for Foreign     
        
        
  Currency Swap Deposits                  
        
        
  Money Supply definition 2 (M2)              
        
        
  Hong Kong Dollar                       
16101.41
17848.12
18826.30
19803.02
19924.39
  Foreign Currency                       
11328.52
12812.77
14309.04
16239.48
15085.06
  Total                                  
27429.93
30660.89
33135.34
36042.50
35009.45
  Money Supply definition 3 (M3)              
        
        
  Hong Kong Dollar                       
16280.47
17969.44
18946.20
19946.97
20102.99
  Foreign Currency                       
11975.62
13254.01
14671.85
16528.13
15347.15
  Total                                  
28256.09
31223.45
33618.05
36475.10
35450.15
  
  Notes: Hong Kong dollar is the legal tender in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, as stated in "The Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special
          Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China". Foreign currency refers to any currency other than the Hong Kong currency.
          Accordingly Chinese Renminbi is also treated as foreign currency.
          ¢ÙFigures are adjusted to include foreign currency swap deposits.
          ¢ÚFigures are adjusted to exclude foreign currency swap deposits.
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