Hong Kong Monetary Authority: Overseas assets of foreign exchange funds decreased to HK$33.853 billion in April.

According to the information from the Wise Wealth APP, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority announced today (May 14) the main analysis of the foreign exchange fund's accounts as of the end of April 2025. In April, the foreign exchange fund's overseas assets decreased by 30.6 billion Hong Kong dollars to 338.53 billion Hong Kong dollars. The monetary base was 198.28 billion Hong Kong dollars, including promissory notes, circulating banknotes and coins issued by the Hong Kong government, bank system balances, and issued foreign exchange fund bills and bonds. The total amount of debt owed to the private sector in Hong Kong by the foreign exchange fund is 358 billion Hong Kong dollars. The total external debt is 28.5 billion Hong Kong dollars.