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The peg of Hong Kong dollar to the U.S. dollar in 1983 actually took place in the context of Sino-British negotiation regarding the future of Hong Kong after 1997. Due to the lack of public confidence in the talks, on 24 September 1983, the Hong Kong dollar was devalued by 15% over 2 days to a historical low at HK$9.6 to US$1.
Hawaiian dollar – Hawaii; Hong Kong dollar – Hong Kong; International dollar – hypothetical currency pegged 1:1 to the United States dollar; Jamaican dollar – Jamaica; Kiautschou dollar – Qingdao; Kiribati dollar – Kiribati; Liberian dollar – Liberia; Malaya and British Borneo dollar – Malaya, Singapore, Sarawak, British North ...
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The Hong Kong dollar, the local currency, is the eighth most traded currency in the world. [251] Due to extremely compact house sizes and the extremely high housing density, the city has the most expensive housing market in the world. [252] [253] [254] The government has had a passive role in the economy.
The Hong Kong dollar is bumping against the top end of its narrow 7.75-7.85 band against the U.S. dollar and is among the best-performing currencies this year even as the city's economy struggles ...
Present currency ISO 4217 code Country or dependency (administrating country) Currency sign Fractional unit Russian Ruble [1] ... Hong Kong dollar [25] HKD
Hong Kong two-dollar coin; HSBC (Hong Kong) J. Japanese military currency (1937–1945) N. Hong Kong Note Printing; P. Postal orders of Hong Kong; S. Standard ...
Hong Kong officially introduced a new series of coin on New Year's Day (1 January) 1993 at stroke of midnight HKT in denominations of 10-cent, 20-cent, 50-cent, HK$1, HK$2 and HK$10. Since the introduction of the Octopus card in 1997, small value payments and purchases in Hong Kong are mostly made as Octopus transactions.