Return of Liquidity Position of an Authorized Institution (Form MA(BS)1E)

Banking Policy Department 銀行政策部
Our Ref.: B1/15C
S4/16C
4 February 2015
The Chief Executive
All Authorized Institutions
Dear Sir/Madam,
Return of Liquidity Position of an Authorized Institution (Form MA(BS)1E) Further to our letter of 24 December 2014, I am writing to inform you that our systems can now accommodate submission of this Return by authorized institutions (AIs) via the STET system. The final version of this Return (and the accompanying Completion Instructions) is accessible on the HKMA’s public website (http://www.hkma.gov.hk/eng/key-functions/banking-stability/banking-policy-and-sup ervision/regulatory-framework.shtml). The electronic form of the Return is now available for AIs to download from the HKMA’s supervisory communication website (http://www.stet.iclnet.hk). AIs should use the electronic form to report their liquidity positions to the HKMA, via the STET system, starting from the reporting period which ended on 31 January 2015. We will notify you in due course when the templates for the modified version of the “Certificate of Compliance with the Banking Ordinance" (Forms MA(BS)1F(a) and (b)) are available for downloading by AIs. If you have any questions regarding the contents of this letter, please contact Mr Eric Ng at 28788603, Ms Amy Siu at 28781321 or Mr Leo Lai at 28781580 (for enquiries on the contents of the Return and Completion Instructions), or our STET helpdesk at 28781800 (for enquiries on any technical issues relating to the downloading or submission of the Return). Yours faithfully, Karen Kemp Executive Director (Banking Policy)