Hong Kong Monetary Authority

Hong Kong Monetary Authority
香港金融管理局
Logo of the Authority
Logo of the Authority
HeadquartersInternational Finance Centre, Central, Hong Kong
Established1 April 1993; 31 years ago (1993-04-01)
Chief ExecutiveEddie Yue
Central bank ofHong Kong
CurrencyHong Kong dollar
HKD (ISO 4217)
Bank rate2.75% (as of 28 July 2022)[1]
Interest on reservesNone
Websitewww.hkma.gov.hk Edit this at Wikidata
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Chinese香港金融管理
Jyutpinghoeng1 gong2 gam1 jung4 gun2 lei5 guk6-2
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiānggǎng jīnróng guǎnlǐjú
Bopomofoㄒㄧㄤ ㄍㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄢˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄐㄩˊ
Wade–GilesHsiang1-kang3 chin1-jung2 kuan3-li3-chü2
IPA[ɕjáŋ kàŋ tɕín ɻʊ̌ŋ kwàn tɕǔ]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationHēunggóng gāmyùng gúnléihgúk
Jyutpinghoeng1 gong2 gam1 jung4 gun2 lei5 guk6-2
Sidney LauHeunggong2 gamyung2 gun2lei5guk6*
Canton Romanizationhêng1gong2 gem1yung4 gun2léi5gug2
IPA[hœ́ːŋ kɔ̌ːŋ kɐ́m jȍŋ kǔːn le̬i kǒk̚]
Alternative Chinese name
Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJīnguǎnjú
Bopomofoㄐㄧㄣ ㄍㄨㄢˇ ㄐㄩˊ
Wade–GilesChin1-kuan3-chü2
IPA[tɕín kwàn tɕǔ]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationGām gún gúk
Sidney LauGam gun2 guk6*
Canton RomanizationGem1 gun2 gug2
IPA[kɐ́m kǔːn kǒk̚]

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) is the central banking institution of Hong Kong. It is a government authority founded on 1 April 1993 when the Office of the Exchange Fund and the Office of the Commissioner of Banking merged. The organisation reports directly to the Financial Secretary.[2]

  1. ^ "Base Rate". Hong Kong Monetary Authority. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Info" (PDF). info.gov.hk.