Hong Kong's foreign currency reserve assets shrank to $421.4 billion in December from $425.1 billion in November, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority said on Tuesday.

According to the HKMA, there were no unsettled foreign exchange contracts at the end of December and November.

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The reserve assets represent over five times the currency in circulation, the HKMA added.