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NOTES ON THE ACCOUNTS

10 CURRENT ASSETS

1989

1988

HK$'000

HK$'000

Spare parts and stores (Note lb)

146,589

149,536

Accounts receivable

28,406

21,044

Deposits and prepayments

Cash at banks and in hand

16,042

24,623

Deposits with finance companies

169,850

208,101

37,151

25,009

398,038

428,313

CURRENT LIABILITIES

1989

1988

HK$'000

HK$'000

Accounts payable

257.364

225.821

Taxation (Note 5b)

5.643

37,953

Bank loans and overdrafts (Note 18a)

118,139

73,409

Other borrowings (Note 18b)

94,112

118,080

Insurance claims payable

77,432

72,699

Dividend payable (Note 7)

141,274

129,165

693,964

657,127

12 SHARE CAPITAL

1989

1988

Number of

Number of

ordinary shares of HK$1 each

Nominal value HK$'000

ordinary shares of

HK$1 each

Nominal value HK$'000

Authorised:

At 1st January Increase during the year

410,000,000 410,000

330,000,000

330,000

80,000,000

80,000

At 31st December

410,000,000 410,000

410,000,000 410,000

Issued and fully paid:

At 1st January

403,639,413 403,639

Allotment during the year

322,911,531 322,911

80,727,882

80,728

At 31st December

403,639,413 403,639

403,639,413

403,639

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