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董事會報告書

Report of the Directors

主要供應商及客戶

由於本集團五大客戶所佔營業額的百分比及本集團

五大供應商所佔購貨額的百分比均少於30%,故並

無列備本集團的主要供應商及客戶的分析。

收入運用

根據每持有兩股原來股份配售一股新股的股份發行

計劃,本公司於一九九四年十月發行價港幣10.5 元發行118,748,706股每股面值港幣1元的普通股。 在扣除支出後,淨收入為港幣1,218,000,000元, 其中港幣164,000,000元已支付興建四個位於中環 的新碼頭的打樁工程成本及相關專業費用,另港幣 66,000,000元則已用於改善小輪業務。至於未有即 時按一九九四年九月十五日股份發行文件所列之用 運用的收入部份,本公司已將其存放於銀行作為

短期存款。

Major suppliers and customers

HKF

No analysis in respect of the Group's major suppliers and customers

is shown as the percentages of turnover attributable to the Group's

five largest customers and purchases attributable to the Group's five

largest suppliers are less than 30%.

Use of proceeds

Pursuant to a rights issue made in the proportion of one share for

every two shares then held, the Company issued 118,748,706

ordinary shares of HK$1 each at an issue price of HK$10.5 in

October 1994. After deducting expenses, the net proceeds amounted

to HK$1,218 million of which HK$164 million was applied for the

payment of the cost of construction for the piling of the four new piers in Central and related professional fees while HK$66 million

was used to improve ferry operations. To the extent that such proceeds were not immediately used for the purposes as described in

the Rights Issue document dated 15 September 1994, the Company

had placed the same on short term bank deposits.

Auditors

核數師

在行將召開的股東週年大會上將提呈議案,續聘畢

馬域會計師行為本公司的核數師。

A resolution for the re-appointment of KPMG Peat Marwick as

auditors of the Company is to be proposed at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting.

承董事會命

林高演

李寧

主席

董事

香港,一九九七年三月七日

On behalf of the board

Colin K. Y. Lam

Chairman

Hong Kong. 7 March 1997

Li Ning

Director

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