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30 December 2002

Half Year Financial Statement And Dividend Announcement

Financial statements on combined results of the Group for the first half year of FY2003 ended 30 September 2002.
These figures have not been audited.

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Group
Company
- -
HK$'000
%
HK$'000
%
- -
- -
1st half year FY2003
1st half year FY2002
Increase/ (Decrease)
1st half year FY2003
1st half year FY2002
Increase/ (Decrease)
1.(a) Turnover
39,213
5,488
615
0
0
0
1.(b) Cost of sales or classification as followed in the most recent audited annual financial statements
(19,615)
(3,782)
419
0
0
0
1.(c) Gross profit/loss
19,598
1,706
1,049
0
0
0
1.(d) Investment income
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.(e) Other income including interest income
417
39
969
0
0
0
2.(a) Operating profit before income tax, minority interests, extraordinary items, interest on borrowings, depreciation and amortisation, foreign exchange gain/(loss) and exceptional items
14,688
(1,333)
NM
0
0
0
2.(b)(i) Interest on borrowings
(8)
(5)
60
0
0
0
2.(b)(ii) Depreciation and amortisation
(2,166)
(1,556)
39
0
0
0
2.(b)(iii) Foreign exchange gain/(loss)
(3)
(58)
(95)
0
0
0
2.(c) Exceptional items (provide separate disclosure of items)
0
0
0
0
0
0
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- -
HK$'000
%
HK$'000
%
- -
- -
1st half year FY2003
1st half year FY2002
Increase/ (Decrease)
1st half year FY2003
1st half year FY2002
Increase/ (Decrease)
2.(d) Operating profit before income tax, minority interests and extraordinary items but after interest on borrowings, depreciation and amortisation, foreign exchange gain/(loss) and exceptional items
12,511
(2,952)
NM
0
0
0
2.(e) Income derived from associated companies (With separate disclosure of any items included therein which are exceptional because of size & incidence)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2.(f) Operating profit before income tax
12,511
(2,952)
NM
0
0
0
2.(g) Less income tax (Indicate basis of computation)
(2,002)
472
NM
0
0
0
2.(g)(i) Operating profit after tax before deducting minority interests
10,509
(2,480)
NM
0
0
0
2.(g)(ii) Less minority interests
0
0
0
0
0
0
2.(h) Operating profit after tax attributable to members of the company
10,509
(2,480)
NM
0
0
0
2.(i)(i) Extraordinary items (provide separate disclosure of items)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2.(i)(ii) Less minority interests
0
0
0
0
0
0
2.(i)(iii) Extraordinary items attributable to members of the company
0
0
0
0
0
0

 

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Group
Company
- -
HK$'000
%
HK$'000
%
- -
- -
1st half year FY2003
1st half year FY2002
Increase/ (Decrease)
1st half year FY2003
1st half year FY2002
Increase/ (Decrease)
2.(i)(iv) Transfer to/from Exchange Reserve
0
0
0
0
0
0
2.(i)(v) Transfer to Capital Reserve
0
0
0
0
0
0
2.(i)(vi) Transfer to Reserve Fund
0
0
0
0
0
0
2.(j) Operating profit after tax and extraordinary items attributable to members of the company
10,509
(2,480)
NM
0
0
0

NM: Not Meaningful

Group Figures
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Latest period
Previous corresponding period
3.(a) Operating profit/(loss) [2(g)(i) above] as a percentage of turnover [1(a) above]
26.80%
(45.19)%
3.(b) Operating profit [2(h) above] as a percentage of issued capital and reserves at end of the period
23.75%
(142.20)%
3.(c) Earnings per ordinary share for the period based on 2(h) above after deducting any provision for preference dividends:-
(i) Based on weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue
3.78 HK cents
(0.89) HK cents
(ii) On a fully diluted basis

(To disclose the basis used in arriving at the weighted average number of shares for the purposes of (c)(i) above and to provide details of any adjustments made for the purpose of (c)(ii) above)
3.02 HK cents
(0.71) HK cents
3.(d) Net tangible asset backing per ordinary share based on existing issued share capital as at the end of the period reported on
HK$0.0922 per share
HK$0.0015 per share

3.(e) To provide an analysis of expenses based on their function within the group for
the current and previous corresponding period


Analysis of Expenses

The Group
HK$'000
Increase/(Decrease)
1st half year FY2003
1st half year FY2002
%
Distribution Expenses
2,968
1,789
66
Administrative Expenses
2,593
1,353
92
Amortisation of Research
and Development Costs
1,935
1,550
25
7,496
4,692
60

Notes:

The basic earnings per share in item 3(c) (i) above is calculated based on the assumption that 278,026,100
pre-invitation shares of HK$0.07 each of the Company are in issue during both periods.

The fully diluted earnings per share in item 3(c)(ii) above is calculated based on the assumption that 348,126,100
post-invitation shares of HK$0.07 each of the Company are in issue during both periods.

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Group
Company
Item 4 is not applicable to interim results
HK$'000
%
HK$'000
%
- -
- -
1st half year FY2003
1st half year FY2002
Increase/ (Decrease)
1st half year FY2003
1st half year FY2002
Increase/ (Decrease)
4.(a) Sales reported for first half year
4.(b) Operating profit [2(g)(i) above] reported for first half year
4.(c) Sales reported for second half year
4.(d) Operating profit [2(g)(i) above] reported for second half year

5.(a) Amount of any adjustment for under or overprovision of tax in respect of prior years

    There was no material under or overprovision of tax in respect of prior years.

5.(b) Amount of any pre-acquisition profits

    N/A

5.(c) Amount of profits on any sale of investments and/or properties

Item 5c Table

    Sale of investments/properties
    $Profit/(Loss)
    NIL

5.(d) Any other comments relating to Paragraph 5

    None

6. Segmental Results

The Group
Turnover
Profit/(Loss) before taxation and interest
HK$'000
HK$'000
1st half year
FY2003
1st half year
FY2002
1st half year
FY2003
1st half year
FY2002
By geographical location
Hong Kong
2,934
2,046
372
(1,006)
PRC
24,695
1,173
7,893
(510)
Taiwan
657
173
308
(75)
North America
8,833
8
3,023
0
Australia
960
782
413
(485)
Europe
329