Appendix 6 Table 10 (Chapter 4: Financial and Monetary Affairs)   Exchange Rates of the Hong Kong Dollar Against Selected Major Currencies   Sterling US dollar Deutsche -mark(2) Euro(2)   Japanese yen Special Drawing Right End of period (HK dollar to per unit of foreign currency) 2000 11.64 7.796 3.76 7.34   0.0682 10.16140 2004 14.99 7.774 — 10.60   0.0758 12.07310 2005 13.36 7.753 — 9.18   0.0659 11.08113 Effective exchange rate index for the HK dollar(1) Trade (import and export)-weighted (Jan. 2000 = 100) 102.9 96.0 98.4   Notes: (1) New series released since 2 January 2002. The effective exchange rate index for the Hong Kong dollar is derived from the weighted average of nominal exchange rates of the Hong Kong dollar against 14 major currencies. (2) Euro was launched on 1 January 1999. As from 1 January 2002, Euro has replaced national currencies of its participating countries (including Deutsche-mark). Source: Hong Kong Monetary Authority. (Enquiry Telephone No.: 2878 8222)