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Consolidated Cash Flow Statement for the Year Ended 30th June, 1997

(Expressed in Hong Kong dollars)

NET CASH INFLOW FROM OPERATING

ACTIVITIES

RETURNS ON INVESTMENTS AND SERVICING

OF FINANCE

Income from listed investments

Interest received

Unclaimed dividends forfeited

Dividends paid

NET CASH OUTFLOW FROM RETURNS ON

INVESTMENTS AND SERVICING OF FINANCE

TAXATION

Hong Kong profits tax paid

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

Purchase of listed investments

Purchase of fixed assets

Sale of fixed assets

Repayment of loans from associated companies

NET CASH INFLOW/(OUTFLOW) FROM

NOTE

1997

1996

$000's

$000's

$000's

$000's

(a)

51,615

45,959

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89

50,368 198

46,124 120

(241,519)

(77,730)

(190,924)

(31,397)

(5,551)

(293)

(10)

(54,125)

135 436,584

(51,041)

194

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT 1ST JULY

382,584

(50,847)

237,724

(36,578)

826,302

862,880

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT 30TH JUNE

(b)

1,064,026

826,302

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