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Balance Sheet at 30th June, 1996

(Expressed in Hong Kong dollars)

FIXED ASSETS

INTEREST IN SUBSIDIARIES

CURRENT ASSETS CURRENT LIABILITIES

NET CURRENT ASSETS

Representing:- SHARE CAPITAL RESERVES

DEFERRED PROFITS

DEFERRED LIABILITIES

CONTINGENCY RESERVES

Approved by the board of directors on 12th November, 1996

NOTE

1996

1995

$000's

$000's

∞ a

8

330,878

310,797

1,123,136

1,026,914

1,454,014

1,337,711

12

13

23

367,984

406,797

236,669

138,467

131,315

268,330

1,585,329

1,606,041

14

43

92,537

92,537

15

710,205

733,980

802,742

826,517

16

449,290

449,290

17

72,928

84,888

18

260,369

245,346

1,585,329

1,606,041

J

NGAN Shing-kwan

J

) Managing Directors

NGAN Kit-ling

1

1

D.A. L. WRIGHT

The notes on pages 20 to 30 form part of these accounts.

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) Director

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