The Hong Kong Dollar stood its ground robustly during the Southeast Asian currency crisis of the summer. It is backed by US$85 billion in foreign exchange reserves,per capita the second-largest reserves in the world.

• 在夏季发生的东南亚货币危机中，港元稳如磐石，这是因为我们有八百五十亿美元的外汇储备支持港元。按人口平均计算，这是世界第二大储备。