Appendix 6 Table 9 (Chapter 4: Financial and Monetary Affairs)   Deposits, Loans and Advances of Authorised Institutions   2000   2004   2005   Number of authorised institutions               in operation               Licensed banks 151   133   131     Restricted licence banks 48   39   32     Deposit-taking companies 61   35   33               Total 260   207   196                     (-8.8)   (-2.8)   (-5.3)   Deposits from               customers(1)(2) (HK$ billion)               Licensed banks 3,490.7   3,846.5   4,043.4     Restricted licence banks 31.4   14.8   19.5     Deposit-taking companies 5.8   4.8   5.0                     Total 3,527.8   3,866.1   4,067.9                     (+8.5)   (+8.4)   (+5.2)   Loans and advances for use in               Hong Kong(1)(3) (HK$ billion)               Licensed banks 1,709.6   1,710.8   1,885.3     Restricted licence banks 111.0   64.1   24.9     Deposit-taking companies 40.8   17.5   19.8                     Total 1,861.5   1,792.4   1,930.0                     (+2.3)   (+4.9)   (+7.7)   Total loans and advances to               customers(1) (HK$ billion)               Licensed banks 2,290.6   2,056.7   2,250.7     Restricted licence banks 126.5   78.5   38.9     Deposit-taking companies 44.4   20.5   23.0                     Total 2,461.5   2,155.7   2,312.6             (-12.5)   (+5.9)   (+7.3)       Notes: Figures in brackets refer to percentage changes over the same period of the preceding year. (1) Figures are revised on a monthly basis to take into account any subsequent amendments submitted by authorised institutions. (2) As from June 2002, short-term Exchange Fund placements of less than one month are included under time deposits as part of the monetary aggregates. The revised data series are backdated to April 1997. (3) Excluding loans for trade financing. Source: Hong Kong Monetary Authority. (Enquiry Telephone No.: 2878 8222)