董事會報告書

Report of the Directors

HKF

董事會同人謹提呈截至一九九六年十二月三十一日

止年度的報告書及已審核帳項。

主要業務

本集團主要從事經營小輪及有關業務、貿易及服務 性業務、地產投資、旅遊及酒店業務。現將集團各

主要業務的營業額及經營溢利詳列如下:-

The directors have pleasure in submitting their report and audited

accounts for the year ended 31 December 1996.

Principal activities

The principal activities of the Group are ferry operations and related

business, trading and services, property investment, travel business

and hotel operations. The turnover and contribution to operating

profit of the principal activities of the Group are as follows:-

營業額

Turnover

經營溢利

Operating Profit

一九九六年 一九九五年 一九九六年 一九九五年

1996

1995

1996

1995

港幣百萬元 港幣百萬元 港幣百萬元 港幣百萬元

HK$ million HK$ million HK$ million HK$million

小輪及有關業務

Ferry operations and related

business

744.4

609.4

(42.6)

(82.7)

貿易及服務性業務

地產投資

Trading and services

283.1

315.9

9.2

8.5

Property investment

137.3

138.0

120.3

104.5

旅遊及其他

Travel and others

114.9

109.6

18.1

(1.9)

淨利息及其他收入

Net interest and other income

69.8

88.2

1,279.7

1.172.9

174.8

116.6

由於集團在香港以外的業務營業額及經營溢利均少

於百分之十,因此並無列出地區性分析。

No geographical analysis is shown as less than 10% of the Group's

turnover and operating profit are derived from activities outside Hong Kong.

附屬公司

於一九九六年十二月三十一日各附屬公司資料詳載

於帳項附註十三。

業績及股息

Subsidiaries

Details of the principal subsidiary companies at 31 December 1996

are set out in note 13 on the accounts.

集團截至一九九六年十二月三十一日止年度的業

績,以及公司與集團於當日的財政狀況,俱詳列於

帳項第三十二頁至第六十一頁。

中期股息每股八仙已於一九九六年十月六日派出,

現董事會建議派發末期股息每股二角九仙給予一九 九七年四月十八日記錄冊內的股東。

Financial results and dividends

The results of the Group for the year ended 31 December 1996 and

the state of affairs of the Company and of the Group at that date are

set out in the accounts on pages 32 to 61.

An interim dividend of 8 cents per share was paid on 6 October

1996. The directors now recommend a final dividend of 29 cents per

share to shareholders on record on 18 April 1997.

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Report of the Directors

慈善捐款

本年度集團捐出的慈善捐款額為港幣21,240元(一 九九五年:港幣69,076元)。

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