23-32    Government's Reserve Balances (General Revenue Account and Funds)
			(HKD 100 million)
Item	1997/1998	1998/1999	1999/2000	2000/2001	2001/2002
Opening Reserve Balances	3706.77+	4575.43	4343.02	4442.54	4302.78
Revenue①	2812.26	2161.15	2329.95	2250.60	1755.59
Expenditure①	1943.60	2393.56	2230.43	2328.93	2388.90
Surplus/(Deficit)	868.66	-232.41	99.52	-78.33	-633.31
Profits-back of Provision for Loss in
Investments with the Exchange Fund	-	-	-	-61.43	55.56
Closing Reserve Balances	4575.43	4343.02	4442.54	4302.78	3725.03
Notes: ①Figures 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.