Analytical Accounts of Exchange Fund
The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority:
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) released today (September 14) the key analytical accounts of the Exchange Fund at the end of August 2026.
Foreign assets, representing the external assets of the Exchange Fund, decreased during the month by HK$41.8 billion to HK$3,652.7 billion.
The Monetary Base, comprising Certificates of Indebtedness, Government-issued currency notes and coins in circulation, the balance of the banking system and Exchange Fund Bills and Notes issued, amounted to HK$2,080.2 billion.
Claims on the private sector in Hong Kong amounted to HK$403.1billion.
Foreign liabilities amounted to HK$140.3 billion.
The analytical accounts of the Exchange Fund are released in accordance with the International Monetary Fund's Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS) and are referred to as the Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank under SDDS (Annex).
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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 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 September 2026, the scheduled dates for issuing the press releases are as follows:
| September 7 (Issued) | SDDS International Reserves (Hong Kong's Latest Foreign Currency Reserve Assets Figures) |
| September 14 | SDDS Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank (Analytical Accounts of the Exchange Fund) |
| September 30 | SDDS Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity |
| September 30 | Exchange Fund Abridged Balance Sheet and Currency Board Account |
(Issued)
(Hong Kong's Latest Foreign Currency Reserve Assets Figures)
(Analytical Accounts of the Exchange Fund)
Foreign Currency Liquidity
Currency Board Account
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Hong Kong's First Five-Year Plan, Policy Address and related publications available to public on Wednesday
The Chief Executive, Mr John Lee, will announce the First Five-Year Plan for Economic and Social Development of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (2026-2030) (Hong Kong's First Five-Year Plan) on Wednesday (September 16), and subsequently release the Chief Executive's 2026 Policy Address (Policy Address).
The full texts of Hong Kong's First Five-Year Plan and the Policy Address will be uploaded on the respective dedicated websites www.hk5yplan.gov.hk and www.policyaddress.gov.hk after the Chief Executive has completed his speech.
Copies of Hong Kong's First Five-Year Plan, the Policy Address and other related publications will be available for public collection at the 20 Home Affairs Enquiry Centres (HAECs) of the Home Affairs Department (HAD) once the Chief Executive has completed his speech. Please visit the HAD website (www.had.gov.hk/en/public_services/public_enquiry_services/ctec.htm) for the opening hours of the HAECs.
Meanwhile, booklets containing the highlights of Hong Kong's First Five-Year Plan and the Policy Address will be available at the following places:
* 17 government office buildings:
Queensway Government Offices, Admiralty
Immigration Tower, Wan Chai
Revenue Tower, Wan Chai
Wanchai Tower, Wan Chai
North Point Government Offices
Cheung Sha Wan Government Offices
Treasury Building, Cheung Sha Wan
Ho Man Tin Government Offices
Lai Chi Kok Government Offices
Mongkok Government Offices
Trade and Industry Tower, Kowloon City
To Kwa Wan Government Offices
West Kowloon Government Offices, Yau Ma Tei
Sha Tin Government Offices
Tai Hing Government Offices, Tuen Mun
Tai Po Government Offices
Tsuen Wan Government Offices
* Seven public libraries:
Hong Kong Central Library, Causeway Bay
City Hall Public Library, Central
Kowloon Public Library, Kowloon City
Ping Shan Tin Shui Wai Public Library, Yuen Long
Sha Tin Public Library
Tsuen Wan Public Library
Tuen Mun Public Library
*Five museums:
Hong Kong Museum of Art
Hong Kong Heritage Museum
Hong Kong Museum of History
Hong Kong Science Museum
Hong Kong Space Museum
* 66 shopping centres in public housing estates:
Hong Kong Island
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Siu Sai Wan Plaza, Chai Wan
Wan Tsui Shopping Centre, Chai Wan
Oi Tung Shopping Centre, Shau Kei Wan
Hing Tung Shopping Centre, Shau Kei Wan
Stanley Plaza, Stanley
Wah Fu (II) Commercial Complex, Aberdeen
Shek Pai Wan Shopping Centre, Aberdeen
Kowloon
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Domain shopping mall, Yau Tong
Lei Yue Mun Plaza, Yau Tong
Yau Lai Shopping Centre, Yau Tong
Kai Tin Shopping Centre, Lam Tin
Tsui Ping North Shopping Circuit, Kwun Tong
Shun Lee Commercial Centre, Kwun Tong
On Kay Commercial Centre, Ngau Tau Kok
Lok Wah Commercial Centre, Ngau Tau Kok
Sau Mau Ping Shopping Centre, Sau Mau Ping
Tsz Wan Shan Shopping Centre, Tsz Wan Shan
Choi Wan Commercial Complex, Ngau Chi Wan
Chuk Yuen Plaza, Wong Tai Sin
Temple Mall South, Wong Tai Sin
Fung Tak Shopping Centre, Diamond Hill
Lok Fu Place, Wang Tau Hom
Shek Kip Mei Shopping Centre, Sham Shui Po
Hoi Fu Shopping Centre, Mong Kok
Oi Man Plaza, Ho Man Tin
Homantin Plaza, Ho Man Tin
New Territories East
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Cheung Lung Lane, Sheung Shui
Ching Tao Shopping Centre, Sheung Shui
Choi Yuen Plaza, Sheung Shui
Ching Ho Shopping Centre, Sheung Shui
Fu Shin Shopping Centre, Tai Po
Tai Wo Plaza, Tai Po
Fu Tip Shopping Centre, Tai Po
Heng On Commercial Centre, Ma On Shan
Yan On Shopping Centre, Ma On Shan
Mei Tin Shopping Centre, Sha Tin
Hin Keng Shopping Centre, Sha Tin
Kwong Yuen Shopping Centre, Sha Tin
Sha Kok Commercial Centre, Sha Tin
Mei Lam Commercial Centre, Sha Tin
Wo Che Plaza, Sha Tin
Pok Hong Shopping Centre, Sha Tin
Yue Tin Court Commercial Centre, Sha Tin
Shui Chuen O Plaza, Sha Tin
Shek Mun Shopping Centre, Sha Tin
Chun Yeung Shopping Centre, Sha Tin
Queens Hill Shopping Centre, Fanling
TKO Gateway, Tseung Kwan O
Po Lam Shopping Centre, Tseung Kwan O
TKO Spot, Tseung Kwan O
New Territories West and Islands
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T Town, Tin Shui Wai
Tin Shui Shopping Centre, Tin Shui Wai
Tin Yan Shopping Centre, Tin Shui Wai
Tin Ching Shopping Centre, Tin Shui Wai
Long Ping Commercial Centre, Yuen Long
Long Shin Shopping Centre, Yuen Long
Butterfly Plaza, Tuen Mun
Leung King Plaza, Tuen Mun
Tai Hing Commercial Centre, Tuen Mun
Siu Hong Commercial Centre, Tuen Mun
Yan Tin Shopping Centre, Tuen Mun
Hung Fuk Shopping Centre, Hung Shui Kiu
Cheung Fat Plaza, Tsing Yi
Lei Muk Shue Shopping Centre, Tsuen Wan
Kwai Chung Shopping Centre, Kwai Chung
Fu Tung Plaza, Tung Chung
The public can watch the live broadcasts of the speech by the Chief Executive in the Legislative Council and the press conference on Hong Kong's First Five-Year Plan webpage (www.hk5yplan.gov.hk) and the Policy Address webpage (www.policyaddress.gov.hk).
They can also access Hong Kong's First Five-Year Plan and Policy Address webpages through the e-Stations located at the 20 HAECs across the 18 Districts.
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