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155M PDFTitle:Banking (Disclosure) RulesGazette Number:L.N. 229 of 2006; L.N. 232 of 2006
Section:26Heading:Sector informationVersion Date:01/01/2007

(1) An authorized institution shall disclose the gross amount of loans and advances to customers, broken down into¡X

        (a) loans and advances for use in Hong Kong¡X
          (i) industrial, commercial and financial¡X
            (A) property development;
            (B) property investment;
            (C) financial concerns;
            (D) stockbrokers;
            (E) wholesale and retail trade;
            (F) manufacturing;
            (G) transport and transport equipment;
            (H) recreational activities;
            (I) information technology; and
            (J) others; and
          (ii) individuals¡X
            (A) loans for the purchase of flats in the Home Ownership Scheme, Private Sector Participation Scheme and Tenants Purchase Scheme or their respective successor schemes;
            (B) loans for the purchase of other residential properties;
            (C) credit card advances; and
            (D) others;
        (b) trade finance; and
        (c) loans and advances for use outside Hong Kong.
(2) An authorized institution shall disclose the extent to which loans and advances referred to in subsection (1) are covered by collateral or other security.
(3) Where an authorized institution's total amount of loans and advances to a counterparty type, or to a sector which has been classified by the institution as an industry sector, constitutes not less than 10% of the institution's total amount of loans and advances, the institution shall, in respect of that counterparty type or industry sector, as the case may be, disclose¡X
        (a) the amount of impaired loans and advances which are individually determined to be impaired and, if available, overdue loans and advances, set out separately; and
        (b) the amounts of specific provisions and collective provisions.