Hong Kong's Official Foreign Currency Reserve Assets Reach $446.5 Billion as of May 2026

Hong Kong's Latest Foreign Currency Reserve Assets Figures Released

The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority:

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced today (June 5) that the official foreign currency reserve assets of Hong Kong amounted to US$446.5 billion as at the end of May 2026 (end-April 2026: US$442.1billion).

Including unsettled foreign exchange contracts, the foreign currency reserve assets of Hong Kong at the end of May 2026 amounted to US$446.2 billion (end-April 2026: US$442.1 billion).

The total foreign currency reserve assets of US$446.5 billion represent over five times the currency in circulation or about 38 percent of Hong Kong dollar M3.

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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 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 June 2026, the scheduled dates for issuing the press releases are as follows:

June 5

SDDS International Reserves

(Hong Kong's Latest Foreign Currency Reserve Assets Figures)

June 12

SDDS Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank

(Analytical Accounts of the Exchange Fund)

June 30

SDDS Template on International Reserves and

Foreign Currency Liquidity

June 30

Exchange Fund Abridged Balance Sheet and

Currency Board Account

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93.2 per cent of Wang Fuk Court owners signed Agreement for Sale and Purchase before deadline

A spokesman for the Housing Bureau said today (October 16) that the deadline for owners of Wang Fuk Court (WFC) in Tai Po to complete the execution of the Agreement for Sale and Purchase (ASP) for the sale of their WFC flats expired yesterday (October 15). A total of 1 850 owners from the eight buildings (Blocks A to H) of WFC have signed the ASP accounting for 93.2 per cent of the total number of units in the eight buildings.

The Housing Bureau. Photo source: reference image

Some owners were unable to sign the ASP in time due to special circumstances such as requiring a longer time to clarify or handle the title of the WFC flat including probate, bankruptcy, title disputes, cases involving mentally incapacitated persons, or the fact that the owners are currently outside Hong Kong. Similar special circumstances are also encountered in private market transactions. The Government may consider making appropriate arrangements on a case-by-case basis at the Government's discretion while balancing empathy, reason and law, with priority given to empathy.

The Government will continue to follow up on the assignment procedures at full speed to complete the transfer of titles.

Wang Fuk Court. Photo source: reference image