Hong Kong's financial market remains robust despite heightened external volatilities: financial secretary

HONG KONG, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong's financial system remains robust and continues to operate smoothly despite heightened external volatilities, Paul Chan, financial secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government, said in a blog post on Sunday.

Total bank deposits in Hong Kong exceeded 19 trillion Hong Kong dollars (about 2.43 trillion U.S. dollars) to date, Chan said.

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