As growth of Hong Kong dollar deposits outpaced that of Hong Kong dollar loans,the Hong Kong dollar loan-to-deposit ratio declined slightly to 89 per cent at the end of 2001,from 89.4 per cent a year earlier.

• 港元存款的增长步伐较港元贷款快，因此二零零一年年底的港元贷存比率由去年同期的89.；4%25微降至89%25。