NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
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DIVIDENDS
(a)
Dividends payable to equity shareholders of the Company attributable to the year
2015
HK$'000
2014
HK$'000
Interim dividend declared and paid of HK10 cents
(2014: HK10 cents) per ordinary share
35,627
35,627
First special dividend declared and paid of Nil
(2014: HK90 cents) per ordinary share
320,647
Final dividend proposed after the end of the reporting period
of HK26 cents (2014: HK26 cents) per ordinary share
92,631
92,631
Second special dividend proposed after the end of the reporting
period of Nil (2014: HK30 cents) per ordinary share
106,882
128,258
555,787
The 2015 final dividend proposed after the end of the reporting period has not been recognised as a liability at the end of the reporting period.
(b)
Dividends payable to equity shareholders of the Company attributable to the previous financial year, approved and paid during the year
2015
HK$'000
2014
HK$'000
Final dividend in respect of the previous financial year,
approved and paid during the year, of HK26 cents
(2014: HK26 cents) per ordinary share
92,631
92,631
Second special dividend in respect of the previous financial year, approved and paid during the year, of HK30 cents (2014: Nil) per ordinary share
106,882
199,513
92,631
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