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Notes on The Accounts (Continued)

12. INVESTMENTS

Investments listed in Hong Kong, at cost less provision

Market value of listed investments

13. CURRENT ASSETS

The group

1993

1992

$000's

$000's

31

31

1,744

1,521

The group

The company

1993

1992

1993

1992

$000's

$000's

$000's

$000's

Stores and spare parts

63,858

81,881

63,858

81,881

Debtors, deposits and prepayments

17,576

12,713

16,638

12,297

Deposit with Hong Kong Government

2,000

2,000

2,000

2,000

Short term deposits with banks

883,299

809,212

408,958

443,981

Cash at bank and in hand

10,239

11,103

9,575

8,929

976,972

916,909

501,029

549,088

14. CURRENT LIABILITIES

The group

The company

1993

1992

1993

1992

$000's

$000's

$000's

$000's

Creditors and accruals

56,223

46,834

56,130

46,549

Taxation (note 6(b))

31,591

20,267 31,291

19,724

Proposed dividends

55,522

45,343

55,522

45,343

143,336

112,444 142,943

111,616

15. SHARE CAPITAL

Authorised:

50,000,000 ordinary shares of $2 each

Issued and fully paid:

46,268,256 ordinary shares of $2 each

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1993

1992

$000's

$000's

100,000

100,000

92,537

92,537