23-28      Government's Reserve Balances (General Revenue Account and Funds)

 

 

 

 

 

(HKD million)

Item

1996/1997

1997/1998

1998/1999

1999/2000

2000/2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Opening Reserve Balances       

147927

    370677#

457543

434302

444254

  Revenue                      

208358

281226

216115

232995

225060

  Expenditure                  

182680

194360

239356

223043

232893

  Surplus/(Deficit)              

25678

86866

-23241

9952

-7833

  Provision for Fall in Market

 

 

 

 

 

    Value of Investment with

 

 

 

 

 

    the Exchange Fund

-

-

-

-

-6143

  Closing Reserve Balances       

173605

457543

434302

444254

430278

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes: Figures exclude 'transfers between the General Revenue Account and Funds'.

 

 

           # Including net worth of $197072 million received from Trustee of the former Hong Kong SARG Land Fund at 1 July 1997.