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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public to a press release issued by Welab Bank Limited relating to phishing instant messages, which have been reported to the HKMA. A hyperlink to the press release is available on the HKMA website. The HKMA wishes to remind the public that banks will not send SMS or emails with embedded hyperlinks which direct them to the banks’ websites to carry out transactions. They will not ask customers for sensitive personal ...

As the Chinese New Year draws near, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the three note-issuing banks (The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited and Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited) today (2 January) announced that new notes and good-as-new notes, i. e. used notes which are in good condition and suitable for use as lai-see, will be available for exchange at branches of the three note-issuing banks from 14 January (Tuesday)...

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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public to a press release issued by Mox Bank Limited relating to phishing instant messages, which have been reported to the HKMA. A hyperlink to the press release is available on the HKMA website. The HKMA wishes to remind the public that banks will not send SMS or emails with embedded hyperlinks which direct them to the banks’ websites to carry out transactions. They will not ask customers for sensitive personal in...

According to statistics published today (31 December) by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, total deposits with authorized institutions increased by 0. 3% in November 2024. Among the total, Hong Kong dollar deposits decreased by 0. 9%, while foreign currency deposits increased by 1. 3% in November, mainly reflecting fund flows of corporates. In the year to end-November, total deposits and Hong Kong dollar deposits grew by 6. 1% and 1. 9% respectively. Renminbi deposits in Hong Kong increa...

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority announced the results of the residential mortgage survey for November 2024. The number of mortgage applications in November increased month-on-month by 9. 7% to 7,995. Mortgage loans approved in November increased by 27. 7% compared with October to HK$24. 2 billion. Among these, mortgage loans financing primary market transactions increased by 46. 2% to HK$7. 9 billion and those financing secondary market transactions increased by 20. 3% to HK$13. 7 b...

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) released today (31 December) the analytical data on the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region’s foreign currency reserves and foreign currency liquidity as at the end of November 2024 (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 (SDDS). Annex   Hong Kong Monetary Authority 31 December 2...

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced today (31 December) that the total assets of the Exchange Fund amounted to HK$4,026. 7 billion as at 30 November 2024, HK$11. 6 billion higher than that at the end of October 2024. Foreign currency assets increased by HK$19. 8 billion while Hong Kong dollar assets decreased by HK$8. 2 billion. The rise in foreign currency assets was mainly due to mark-to-market revaluation of investments, interest income from investments and issuance of...