Hong Kong dollar 香港元 (Chinese)
Banknotes Coins
ISO 4217 Code	HKD
User(s)	Hong Kong
Inflation	2.2%
Source	The World Factbook, 2006 est.
Pegged by	HK$ = 1.03 Macanese patacas
Subunit
1/10	毫 (Ho, but no official translation)
1/100	cent (仙, Sin) cent is rarely used
Symbol	HK$
Nickname	蚊 (Cantonese IPA: /mɐn55/)
Plural	dollars (English only)
cent (仙, Sin)	cents (English only)
Coins	10¢, 20¢, 50¢, $1, $2, $5, $10
Banknotes
Freq. used	$10, $20, $50, $100, $500
Rarely used	$1000
Monetary authority	Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Website	www.info.gov.hk/hkma
Printer	Hong Kong Note Printing Limited
Website	www.hknpl.com.hk

The Hong Kong dollar (currency code HKD) is the currency of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, and has been the currency of Hong Kong since 1937. It is normally abbreviated with the dollar sign $, or alternatively HK$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies. It is divided into 100 cents. Image File history File links The $20-$1000 notes shown here are issued and copyrighted by HSBC. The $10 note shown is issued by the Hong Kong Government. ... Hong Kong coins File links The following pages link to this file: Hong Kong dollar Hong Kong coinage Categories: Currency images ... A fixed exchange rate, sometimes (less commonly) called a pegged exchange rate, is a type of exchange rate regime wherein a currencys value is matched to the value of another single currency or to a basket of other currencies, or to another measure of value, such as gold. ... The pataca is the monetary unit of Macau (currency code MOP; Chinese: 澳門圓), made up of 100 avos. ... A two-cent euro coin A United States penny, or 1¢ In currency, the cent is a monetary unit that equals 1/100 of the basic unit of value. ... $ The dollar sign ($) is a symbol primarily used to indicate a unit of currency. ... This article is on all of the Yue dialects. ... Not to be confused with the NATO phonetic alphabet, which has also informally been called the “International Phonetic Alphabet”. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words, see IPA chart for English. ... Look up Plural in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Plural is a grammatical number, typically referring to more than one of the referent in the real world. ... A two-cent euro coin A United States penny, or 1¢ In currency, the cent is a monetary unit that equals 1/100 of the basic unit of value. ... Hong Kong coins The Hong Kong coinage, including $10, $5, $2, $1, 50 cents, 20 cents and 10 cents, is issued by Hong Kong Monetary Authority on behalf of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government. ... HSBC and Government series. ... Monetary authority is a generic term in finance and economics for the entity which controls the money supply of a given currency, and has the right to set interest rates, and other parameters which control the cost and availability of money. ... The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (Traditional Chinese: 香港金融管理局) or HKMA (金管局) in short is a government authority founded on 1st April 1993 in Hong Kong from the consolidation of the Office of the Exchange Fund and the Office of the Commissioner of Banking. ... The word printer is used to describe a company that provides commercial printing services, involving typesetting, printing and book-binding. ... Hong Kong Note Printing Limited prints the bank notes of all the three note-issuing banks in Hong Kong. ... Special administrative region may be: Peoples Republic of China Special administrative regions, present-day administrative divisions (as of 2006) set up by the Peoples Republic of China to administer Hong Kong (since 1997) and Macau (since 1999) Republic of China Special administrative regions, also translated as special administrative... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... $ The dollar sign ($) is a symbol primarily used to indicate a unit of currency. ... United States one-dollar bill Canadian one-dollar coin (Loonie) One New Taiwan dollar Australian one-dollar coin 500 old Zimbabwean dollars The dollar (represented by the dollar sign: $ which comprises a single vertical line through a capital S) is the name of the official currency in several countries, dependencies... A two-cent euro coin A United States penny, or 1¢ In currency, the cent is a monetary unit that equals 1/100 of the basic unit of value. ...

The Hong Kong dollar has been pegged to the US dollar since 1983. A fixed exchange rate, sometimes (less commonly) called a pegged exchange rate, is a type of exchange rate regime wherein a currencys value is matched to the value of another single currency or to a basket of other currencies, or to another measure of value, such as gold. ... The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Basic Law of Hong Kong and the Sino-British Joint Declaration provides that Hong Kong retains full autonomy with respect to currency issuance. Currency in Hong Kong is issued by the Government and three local banks under the supervision of the territory's de facto central bank, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority. Bank notes are printed by Hong Kong Note Printing Limited. The Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China serves as the constitutional document of Hong Kong. ... The Sino-British Joint Declaration, formally known as the Joint Declaration of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Peoples Republic of China on the Question of Hong Kong, was signed by the Prime Ministers of the Peoples... The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (Traditional Chinese: 香港金融管理局) or HKMA (金管局) in short is a government authority founded on 1st April 1993 in Hong Kong from the consolidation of the Office of the Exchange Fund and the Office of the Commissioner of Banking. ... Hong Kong Note Printing Limited prints the bank notes of all the three note-issuing banks in Hong Kong. ...

The Hong Kong dollar is accepted in southern parts of mainland China and Macau as well as some shopping malls in Singapore. Hong Kong people often call a Hong Kong dollar "蚊" (Cantonese IPA: /mɐn₅₅/). This term possibly originated with "文" which was a currency in ancient China. In written Chinese, however, Yuan (圓 or 元, pronounced /jyn₁₁/ in Cantonese) is used, particularly in cheques and commercial documents. ... This article is on all of the Yue dialects. ... Not to be confused with the NATO phonetic alphabet, which has also informally been called the “International Phonetic Alphabet”. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words, see IPA chart for English. ... China is the worlds oldest continuous major civilization, with written records dating back about 3,500 years and with 5,000 years being commonly used by Chinese as the age of their civilization. ... Various styles of Chinese calligraphy. ... It has been suggested that Chinese yuan be merged into this article or section. ... Example of a Canadian cheque. ...

Overview

The Hong Kong dollar has been pegged to the United States dollar since 17 October 1983 at HK$7.80 per U.S. dollar through the currency board system. A bank can only issue a Hong Kong dollar if it has the equivalent exchange in U.S. dollars on deposit. The currency board system ensures that Hong Kong's entire monetary base is backed with U.S. dollars at the linked exchange rate. The resources for this backing are kept in Hong Kong's Exchange Fund, which is among the largest official reserves in the world. Chinese people in Hong Kong have adopted many western folkways, but a substantial number of them still adhere to traditional Chinese traditions on various aspects of social living; for instance family solidarity, “courtesy and face” in interpersonal relationship. ... The History of Hong Kong began as a coastal island geographically located in southern China. ... Other Hong Kong topics Culture - Economy Education - Geography - History Hong Kong Portal Politics of Hong Kong takes place in a framework of a political system dominated by the Peoples Republic of China, an own legislature, the Chief Executive as the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party... ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Indian Ocean Territory,[1] the British Virgin Islands, Cambodia, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 2. ... October 17 is the 290th day of the year (291st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (Traditional Chinese: 香港金融管理局) or HKMA (金管局) in short is a government authority founded on 1st April 1993 in Hong Kong from the consolidation of the Office of the Exchange Fund and the Office of the Commissioner of Banking. ... An Exchange Fund or Swap Fund is a mechanism specific to the U.S.A, first introduced in 1999 that allows holders of large amount of a single stock to diversify into a basket of other stocks without directly selling their stock. ...

As of 18 May 2005, in addition to the lower guaranteed limit, a new upper guaranteed limit was set for the Hong Kong dollar at 7.75 to the USD. The lower limit will be lowered from 7.80 to 7.85 in five weeks, by 100 pips each week. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority indicated this move is to narrow the gap between the interest rates in Hong Kong and those of the United States. A further aim of allowing the Hong Kong Dollar to trade in a range is to avoid the HK dollar being used as a proxy for speculative bets on a Yuan (Renminbi) revaluation. May 18 is the 138th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (139th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... // Look up Pip, pip in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... ISO 4217 Code CNY User(s) Mainland of the Peoples Republic of China Inflation 1. ...

Nowadays, banknotes of legal tender in local circulation include six denominations of $10, $20, $50, $100, $500 and $1,000. The issue of the $5 note was discontinued after 1975 when the government replaced it with the $5 regal coin. 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ...

Etymology

The basic unit of the Hong Kong dollar is dollar (圓 for a formal form; 蚊 in spoken Cantonese, perhaps a transliteration of the first syllable of "money", but some suggest that the character is the corruption of 緡; also 元 for a less formal form). One dollar is divided into 100 cents (仙 on the reverse side of discontinued coins and in spoken Cantonese, a transliteration of “cent”, 分 in Mandarin). Ten cents is called 1 ho in Chinese (毫 on the reverse side and in spoken Cantonese, 毫子 in colloquial speech, 角 in Mandarin). One mil (one-tenth cent) was known as 1 man or 1 tsin in Cantonese (文 or 千 on reserve side of discontinued coins, in spoken Cantonese and Mandarin). The largest denomination of the present-day Hong Kong currency is the one thousand-dollar note, whereas the smallest is the ten-cent coin.

To express price in spoken Cantonese, for example $7.80, it is said as 七個八 (chaat goh baat, seven and eight); in financial terms where integer values in cents exist, e.g. $6.75, it is said as 六個七毫半 (luk goh chaat ho boon, six and seven "ho" half) (fives in cents is normally expressed as "half", unless followed by another five, such as 55 cents when preceded by a dollar value); $7.08, 七蚊零八仙 (seven dollars "ling" (zero) eight cents).

Slang terms

In Hong Kong, the following are slang terms used to refer to various amounts of money:

• 辰砂: cents (lit. cinnabar, ground (therefore small-size) when used in Chinese medicine)
• 斗零: 5¢ coins (No longer in circulation, the name refers to the original weight of the coin (approximately 1.37g, or 3分6厘 (0.036 of a tael)))
• 大餅: $5 (lit. big cracker)
• 草: $10 (lit. grass)
• 兜: $10 (lit. bowl)
• 條: $10 (lit. strip)
• 青蟹、花蟹: HKD$10 banknotes (lit. green crab, flowery crab; due to the colour of the old style and new style notes respectively)
• 舊[水]: $100 (lit. a piece [of water]; "water" stands for money in Cantonese)
• 紅底、紅衫魚: HKD$100 banknotes (lit. red back, golden thread; due to the colour of the notes)
• 大牛: HKD$500 banknotes (lit. big bull); because in pre-war notes there was a picture of a bull on the note
• 金牛: HKD$1,000 banknotes (lit. golden bull; due to the colour of the notes, plus the slang term of the HKD$500 notes)
• 餅: $10,000 (lit. cracker)
• 皮: $10,000 (lit. skin)
• 球: $1,000,000 (lit. ball)

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History

Regal coins

As Hong Kong was established as a free trading port in 1841, there was no local currency existing for everyday circulation. Foreign currencies such as Indian rupees, Spanish and Mexican 8 Reales, Chinese wen coins and British currency were employed as substitutes. Coins particularly issued for Hong Kong did not appear until 1863 when the first regal coins of Hong Kong, i.e. coins with the portrait or Royal Cypher of the reigning monarch, were issued. They were produced by the Royal Mint, London and comprised the silver ten cent, the bronze one cent and one mil, the last being one-tenth of a cent. 1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... It has been suggested that History of the rupee be merged into this article or section. ... The wen (cash in English) was the currency of China from the 6th century BC until 1889, with wen continuing to circulate into the 20th century. ... The pound sterling, which strictly speaking refers to basic currency unit of sterling, now the pound, can generally refer to the currency of the United Kingdom (UK). ... Year 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... A portrait is a painting, photograph, or other artistic representation of a person or object. ... The Royal Cypher of Queen Elizabeth II, surmounted with a crown. ... The Royal Mint is the body permitted to manufacture, or mint, coins in the United Kingdom. ...

Silver trade dollars

The Trade Dollar of the USA minted between 1873-1885

Foreign currencies continued to circulate along with home denomination, but the majority of these were not up to standard for government payments. Owing to the fiscal loss, the Hong Kong Mint, which was located at Sugar Street established in 1866 was closed two years later. Minting machines were sold to Jardine Matheson, which in turn sold them to the Japanese Government. The Government started producing Japanese yen in Osaka with the equipment bought. As a stand-in for the regal dollar coins, silver trade dollars from the USA, Japan and Britain were used. Image File history File links 1884_trade_dollar_rev. ... Image File history File links 1884_trade_dollar_rev. ... Hong Kong Mint (香港造幣廠) was a mint in Hong Kong from 1866 to 1868. ... Sugar Street (ç³–è¡—) is a street located in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. ... Jardine Matheson, often called Jardines, is a multinational corporation that is legally based in Bermuda and which trades on the London and Singapore stock exchanges. ... Anthem: Kimi ga Yo(君が代) Imperial Reign Capital (and largest conurbation (population))  Tokyo1 Official languages Japanese Government Constitutional monarchy  - Emperor HIM Emperor Akihito  - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (LDP) Formation  - National Foundation Day Feb 11, 660 BC2   - Meiji Constitution November 29, 1890   - Current constitution May 3, 1947   - Treaty of San Francisco April... Japanese 10 yen coin (obverse) showing Phoenix Hall of Byodoin Yen is the currency used in Japan. ... Osaka )   is a city in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, in the Kansai region of the main island of HonshÅ«. The city is the capital of Osaka Prefecture. ... Dollar coins have been minted in the United States in both gold and silver versions. ...

Hong Kong dollar

From 1895, legislation was enacted in attempts to coalesce the coinage. With the release of one-dollar note pursuant to the One-Dollar Currency Note Ordinance of 1935, the Government acknowledged the Hong Kong Dollar as the local monetary unit. It was not until 1937 that the legal tender of Hong Kong was finally unified. The history of local coinage is thus only one hundred and thirty years old. A sum of six coins of different shapes and metal contents with denominations of ten, twenty and fifty cents, one, two and five dollars, have been made available for general exchange in Hong Kong. 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

It is improbable that paper money was in local circulation as a medium of exchange for daily use prior to the establishment of the Oriental Bank, which was the earliest bank to open in Hong Kong, coming into operation in 1845. Other banks began to set up and issued their own banknotes. However, such notes were not accepted by the Treasury for imbursement of government dues and taxes but were still good enough for transmission in mercantile field. Under the Currency Ordinance 1935, banknotes in denominations of $5 and above issued by the three authorized local banks, namely the Mercantile Bank of India Limited, The Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China (Standard Chartered Bank), and The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, were all declared legal tender. Paper Money is the second album by the band Montrose. ... Oriental Financial Group, Inc. ... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... A tax is a financial charge or other levy imposed on an individual or a legal entity by a state or a functional equivalent of a state (for example, tribes, secessionist movements or revolutionary movements). ... The Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China (or simply The Chartered Bank) was a bank founded in 1851. ... Standard Chartered Bank (LSE: STAN, SEHK: 2888) is a British bank headquartered in London with operations in more than fifty countries. ... HSBC Holdings PLC (NYSE: HBC), (LSE: HSBA) , (HKSE: 005) , (Euronext: HSBC) , is one of the largest banking groups in the world. ...

Japanese Military Yen

A 1 Japanese Military Yen bill used in occupied Hong Kong during World War II

main article: Japanese Military Yen

During the Japanese occupation, Japanese Military Yen were the only means of everyday exchange in Hong Kong. When the JMY was first introduced in December 26, 1941, the exchange rate between HKD and JMY was 2 to 1. However, by October 1942, the rate was changed to 4 to 1. After exchanging for HKD, the Japanese Military purchased supplies and strategic goods in neutral Macao. On 6 September 1945, all JMY was announced to become void. The issue of local currency was then resumed by the Hong Kong Government and the authorized local banks after the emancipation. Download high resolution version (806x765, 127 KB)A 1 Japanese Military Yen Bill used in occupied Hong Kong during World War II. From the Hong Kong Reparation Association (home. ... Download high resolution version (806x765, 127 KB)A 1 Japanese Military Yen Bill used in occupied Hong Kong during World War II. From the Hong Kong Reparation Association (home. ... User(s) Areas occupied by Japan during World War II Subunit 100 sen Symbol ¥ Coins none Banknotes 1 sen, 5 sen, 50 sen, ¥1, ¥5, ¥10, ¥100 Ministry of War of Japan This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete. ... The Japanese prostitutes of Hong Kong began when the Governor of Hong Kong, Sir Mark Young, surrendered to Japan on 25 December 1941 after 18 days of fierce fighting. ... User(s) Areas occupied by Japan during World War II Subunit 100 sen Symbol ¥ Coins none Banknotes 1 sen, 5 sen, 50 sen, ¥1, ¥5, ¥10, ¥100 Ministry of War of Japan This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete. ... December 26 is the 360th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar, 361st in leap years. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... September 6 is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years). ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday. ...

Currencies for handover

Starting in 1993, prior to the establishment of the SAR, coins with Queen Elizabeth II's portrait were gradually withdrawn from circulation, and now most of the notes and coins in circulations feature Hong Kong's Bauhinia blakeana flower or other symbols. Coins with the Queen's portrait are still legal tender and can be seen, but these are slowly being phased out. 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of sixteen sovereign states, holding each crown and title equally. ... Binomial name Bauhinia blakeana S. T. Dunn Bauhinia blakeana, sometimes called Hong Kong orchid tree, is a tree in the genus Bauhinia. ...

Because the redesign was highly sensitive with regard to political and economic reasons, the designing process of the new coins could not be entrusted to an artist but was undertaken by Joseph Yam, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, himself who found in the bauhinia the requested "politically neutral design" and did a secret scissors and paste job. (See Joseph Yam's 1999-11-18 Viewpoint article Joseph Yam's coin designs [1] for more details.) Mr Joseph Yam Joseph Yam Chi-kwong(任志剛) has been been the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) since its establishment in April 1993. ... The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (Traditional Chinese: 香港金融管理局) or HKMA (金管局) in short is a government authority founded on 1st April 1993 in Hong Kong from the consolidation of the Office of the Exchange Fund and the Office of the Commissioner of Banking. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... November 18 is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar with 43 days remaining. ...

New designs

After a less-than-successful trial from 1994 to 2002 to move the 10-dollar denomination from the banknote format (issued by the banks) to the coin format (Government-issued), the 10-dollar banknotes are currently the only denomination issued by the SAR Government and not the banks. The older 10-dollar bank notes issued by banks are, although rare and being phased out, still circulated. 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

Coins

Contemporary Hong Kong Coins and Notes

Coins
Unit ($)	Design on Obverse	Design on Reverse
10 cents	Numeral 10
20 cents	Numeral 20
50 cents	Numeral 50
1 dollar	Numeral 1	Bauhinia
2 dollars	Numeral 2
5 dollars	Numeral 5
10 dollars	Numeral 10
Notes
Unit ($)	Colour	Landmark on Reverse
10	Purple (Originally green)	-
20	Blue	The Peak Tower
50	Green (Originally purple)	Po Lin Monastery; Tsim Sha Tsui harbourfront
100	Red	Tsing Ma Bridge
500	Brown	Hong Kong International Airport; The Peak
1000	Golden	HKCEC; Victoria Harbour

Hong Kong coins

Main article: Coins of the Hong Kong dollar

The Government issues coins of $10, $5, $2, $1, 50 cents, 20 cents and 10 cents. Until 1992 these coins were embossed with the Queen's head. In 1993 a programme was initiated to replace the Queen's Head series with a new series depicting the bauhinia flower. Commemorative coins and coin sets are sometimes produced for special occasions, for example the opening of the Hong Kong International Airport. File links The following pages link to this file: Hong Kong dollar Categories: Currency images ... A denomination is a unit of currency. ... In logic (and usually without being paired with reverse), obverse has a meaning close to contrapositive. ... The one dollar coin was first issued in 1866 as a silver coin of 38 mm, 26. ... Binomial name Bauhinia blakeana S. T. Dunn Bauhinia blakeana, sometimes called Hong Kong orchid tree, is a tree in the genus Bauhinia. ... A denomination is a unit of currency. ... It has been suggested that Red-violet be merged into this article or section. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The view of Hong Kong, Kowloon and Victoria Harbour from the top of Victoria Peak in Hong Kong Island Victoria Peak or The Peak (太平山頂, 扯旗山, 爐峯, Tai Ping Shan, Mount Austin; usually referred to locally in Cantonese by the nickname Shàn Déng, 山頂, literally mountain peak) is a mountain in the... Mossy, green fountain in Wattens, Austria. ... Po Lin Monastery main temple (note map of full site in photo) Po Lin Monastery interior Po Lin Monastery (Traditional Chinese: , Literally Precious Lotus Template) is a Buddhist monastery, located on Ngong Ping Plateau, on Lantau Island, Hong Kong. ... The Clock Tower in Tsim Sha Tsui is a famous landmark of Hong Kong. ... Harbourfront is a waterfront tourist, residential and cultural real estate development on the northern shore of Lake Ontario within the downtown core of the city of Toronto, Canada. ... Red is any of a number of similar colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of light discernible by the human eye. ... Tsing Ma Bridge (青馬大橋) by night Tsing Ma Bridge (Chinese: 青馬大橋; Cantonese: cing1 maa5 daai6 kiu4; Mandarin: QÄ«ngmÇŽ dàqiáo) (named after two islands of Tsing Yi (青衣島) and Ma Wan (馬灣) in Cantonese), of Hong Kong is the worlds sixth largest suspension bridge (22° 21N, 114° 04 E). ... Brown, when used as a general term, is a color which is a dark orange, red or rose, of very low intensity. ... Hong Kong International Airport (IATA: HKG, ICAO: VHHH) (Chinese: 香港國際機場; Jyutping: hoeng1 gong2 gwok3 zai3 gei1 coeng4; Mandarin Pinyin: ) is the principal airport in Hong Kong. ... The view of Hong Kong, Kowloon and Victoria Harbour from the top of Victoria Peak in Hong Kong Island Victoria Peak or The Peak (太平山頂, 扯旗山, 爐峯, Tai Ping Shan, Mount Austin; usually referred to locally in Cantonese by the nickname Shàn Déng, 山頂, literally mountain peak) is a mountain in the... Look up golden in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre is a convention and exhibition facilities in Wan Chai North, Hong Kong Island. ... Victoria Harbour The night view of the Victoria Harbour with the skyscrapers in Central behind, viewed from Tsim Sha Tsui Victoria Harbour (Traditional Chinese: 維多利亞港; Simplified Chinese: 维多利亚港; Cantonese Jyutping: wai4 do1 lei6 aa3 gong2; Mandarin Pinyin: Wéiduōlìyà GÇŽng) is the harbour between the Kowloon Peninsula and the... Hong Kong coins File links The following pages link to this file: Hong Kong dollar Hong Kong coinage Categories: Currency images ... Hong Kong coins File links The following pages link to this file: Hong Kong dollar Hong Kong coinage Categories: Currency images ... Hong Kong coins The Hong Kong coinage, including $10, $5, $2, $1, 50 cents, 20 cents and 10 cents, is issued by Hong Kong Monetary Authority on behalf of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government. ... Hong Kong International Airport (IATA: HKG, ICAO: VHHH) (Chinese: 香港國際機場; Jyutping: hoeng1 gong2 gwok3 zai3 gei1 coeng4; Mandarin Pinyin: ) is the principal airport in Hong Kong. ...

Banknotes

Hong Kong banknotes

Main article: Banknotes of the Hong Kong dollar

The Government, through the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), has given authorization to three commercial banks: The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC), Standard Chartered, and the Bank of China. The HKMA acquired the note printing plant at Tai Po from the De La Rue Group of the UK on behalf of the Government. Image File history File links The $20-$1000 notes shown here are issued and copyrighted by HSBC. The $10 note shown is issued by the Hong Kong Government. ... Image File history File links The $20-$1000 notes shown here are issued and copyrighted by HSBC. The $10 note shown is issued by the Hong Kong Government. ... HSBC and Government series. ... The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (Traditional Chinese: 香港金融管理局) or HKMA (金管局) in short is a government authority founded on 1st April 1993 in Hong Kong from the consolidation of the Office of the Exchange Fund and the Office of the Commissioner of Banking. ...

The plant has been operating under the name of HKNPL since then. Currency notes in everyday circulation are $10 (which is not provided by the Bank of China), $20, $50, $100, $500 and $1,000. In 2002, the HKSAR Government issued a new ten dollar note (which is printed directly by the HKMA, and not through the banks) in recognition of a continuing demand among the public for a note in addition to the coin. Various security features are incorporated in genuine Hong Kong banknotes. Bank of China Limited (BOC) SEHK: 3988 (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ; often abbreviated as 中行) is one of the big four state-owned commercial banks of the Peoples Republic of China. ...

It is reported that a commemorative polymer ten dollar note will be issued later in 2007. This is to commemorate the 10th year of the British-Chinese hand over. Whether it will be a permanent issue is not known ^[1].

To date the polymer issue of the 10 dollars is confirmed and already printed, the issue date is set for mid year 2007 and will circulate allong with other 10 dollar issues. The trial period will covour 2 years. ^[2] The first Guardian polymer banknote in circulation. ...

Linked exchange rate system

main article: Linked exchange rate

The primary monetary policy objective of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority is to maintain exchange rate stability within the framework of the linked exchange rate system through sound management of the Exchange Fund, monetary operations and other means deemed necessary. A linked exchange rate system is a type of exchange rate regime to link the exchange rate of a currency to another. ...

The important underpinnings of the linked exchange rate system include the strong official reserves of Hong Kong, a sound and robust banking system, fiscal prudence and a flexible economic structure.

Historical exchange rates

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See also

• Table of historical exchange rates
• Economy of Hong Kong

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External links

• Don's World Coin Gallery - Hong Kong
• Ron Wise's World Paper Money - Hong Kong ^{Mirror site}
• Tables of Modern Monetary Systems by Kurt Schuler - Asia ^{Mirror site}
• The Global History of Currencies - Hong Kong
• Global Financial Data currency histories table
• (Chinese) (English) SinoBanknote
• Hong Kong Banknotes - note: historic bills, not current
• Hong Kong Numismatics