A Hong Kong dollar for China
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China could move toward a free-market economy and the free trade of renminbi by endorsing the Hong Kong dollar for international trade and investment. The govt could let companies hold Hong Kong dollar accounts, ease foreign exchange restrictions, and make the interbank exchange rate be the real- market rate. A similar, though unofficial, system reigned from 1979 to Jan 1994, though it had problems. Currently the govt assumes exchange risk because foreign currency goes to the state rather than private enterprise.
Publication Name: Far Eastern Economic Review
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0014-7591
Year: 1996
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Warning off Soros: pegging the Hong Kong dollar to 1997
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Hong Kong officials are planning to defend the strength of their currency against any political uncertainty due to the 1997 transfer to China. The government hopes to maintain the Hong Kong dollar at a peg of about 7.8 per US dollar. Although the Hong Kong dollar has strong backing, there is only so much the government can do to maintain its value. The people's belief in political stability, rather than the size of financial reserves, is what ultimately determines the currency's strength.
Publication Name: Far Eastern Economic Review
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0014-7591
Year: 1996
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Overnight funds
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China's promise to retain the capitalist system in Hong Kong after the handover makes bankers optimistic about maintaining their businesses in the British colony. However, Hong Kong must maintain its political and economic stability as well as its legal system to continue being a feasible global center for banking.
Publication Name: Far Eastern Economic Review
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0014-7591
Year: 1997
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