Hong Kong dollar
E9004
The Hong Kong dollar is the official currency of Hong Kong, known for its long-standing peg to the US dollar and its central role in the region’s status as a major international financial hub.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hong Kong dollar canonical | 38 |
| HKD | 3 |
| Hong Kong yuan (Cantonese pronunciation of 港元) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
currency
ⓘ
fiat currency ⓘ |
| banknoteIssuers |
Bank of China (Hong Kong)
ⓘ
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation ⓘ Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) ⓘ |
| centralBankLikeInstitution | Hong Kong Monetary Authority ⓘ |
| codeNumber | 344 (ISO numeric code) ⓘ |
| coinIssuer | Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ⓘ |
| country |
Hong Kong, China
ⓘ
surface form:
Hong Kong
|
| denominations |
banknotes in dollars
ⓘ
coins in cents and dollars ⓘ |
| exchangeRateSystem | linked exchange rate system ⓘ |
| freelyConvertible | yes, under Hong Kong’s open capital account ⓘ |
| governingLaw | Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ⓘ |
| historicalPeg |
pegged to US dollar since 1983
ⓘ
pegged to pound sterling (historically) ⓘ |
| introduced | 1863 ⓘ |
| ISO4217Code |
Hong Kong dollar
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
HKD
|
| legalStatus | legal tender in Hong Kong ⓘ |
| legalTender |
Hong Kong, China
ⓘ
surface form:
Hong Kong
|
| localName |
Hong Kong dollar
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Hong Kong yuan (Cantonese pronunciation of 港元)
港元 ⓘ |
| monetaryAuthority | Hong Kong Monetary Authority ⓘ |
| monetaryPolicyObjective | exchange rate stability against US dollar ⓘ |
| monetaryRegion |
Hong Kong, China
ⓘ
surface form:
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
|
| monetarySystem | currency board arrangement ⓘ |
| officialCurrencyOf |
Hong Kong, China
ⓘ
surface form:
Hong Kong
|
| peggedTo |
US dollar
ⓘ
surface form:
United States dollar
|
| rankByFXTurnover | one of the most traded currencies globally ⓘ |
| region | Asia ⓘ |
| regionRole | major international financial hub currency ⓘ |
| relatedCurrency |
Chinese yuan
ⓘ
Macanese pataca ⓘ |
| replaced |
Mexican dollar (gradually)
ⓘ
Spanish dollar ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish dollar (gradually)
|
| subunit | cent ⓘ |
| subunitToUnit | 100 cents = 1 Hong Kong dollar ⓘ |
| symbol | HK$ ⓘ |
| typicalPegRange | HK$7.75–7.85 per US$1 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
foreign exchange trading
ⓘ
offshore financing ⓘ trade settlement in Asia ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Hong Kong, China
ⓘ
surface form:
Hong Kong
Macau (alongside Macanese pataca) ⓘ Mainland China border regions (informally) ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Chinese characters and Latin alphabet on notes ⓘ |
Referenced by (42)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Hong Kong
subject surface form:
Hong Kong
this entity surface form:
HKD
this entity surface form:
HKD
this entity surface form:
Hong Kong yuan (Cantonese pronunciation of 港元)
this entity surface form:
HKD