Back to Hong Kong, under the pegged system, she enjoyed an annual per capita GDP growth of 5% from 83-92. ... Suppose now in a speculative attack, speculators sell Hong Kong dollars and buy U.S. dollars, and drive the market exchange rate above 7.8. ... This arbitrage process decreases the supply of the Hong Kong dollar and brings back the market exchange rate in line with the peg. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) undertakes to convert the HK$ in licensed banks clearing accounts maintained with the HKMA into US$ at the fixed exchange rate of HK$ 7.75 to US$ 1. ... Hong Kong Monetary Aut...

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