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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS<br />

For <strong>the</strong> <strong>financial</strong> year ended 31 December 2008<br />

These <strong>notes</strong> form an integral part of and should be read in conjunction with <strong>the</strong> accompanying <strong>financial</strong> <strong>statements</strong>.<br />

1. General information<br />

<strong>Orchard</strong> Parade Holdings <strong>Limited</strong> (<strong>the</strong> “Company”) is incorporated and domiciled in Singapore. The address of its<br />

principal place of business is 1 Tanglin Road, #05-01, <strong>Orchard</strong> Parade Hotel, Singapore 247905.<br />

The Company is listed on <strong>the</strong> Singapore Exchange.<br />

The principal activities of <strong>the</strong> Company are hospitality, investment holding and property investment. The principal<br />

activities of <strong>the</strong> subsidiaries are set out in Note 40 <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>financial</strong> <strong>statements</strong>.<br />

2. Significant accounting policies<br />

2.1 Basis of preparation<br />

These <strong>financial</strong> <strong>statements</strong> have been prepared in accordance with Singapore Financial Reporting Standards<br />

(“FRS”). The <strong>financial</strong> <strong>statements</strong> have been prepared under <strong>the</strong> his<strong>to</strong>rical cost convention, except as disclosed in<br />

<strong>the</strong> accounting policies below.<br />

The preparation of <strong>financial</strong> <strong>statements</strong> in conformity with FRS requires management <strong>to</strong> exercise its judgement<br />

in <strong>the</strong> process of applying <strong>the</strong> Group’s accounting policies. It also requires <strong>the</strong> use of certain critical accounting<br />

estimates and assumptions. The areas involving a higher degree of judgement or complexity, or areas where<br />

assumptions and estimates are significant <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>financial</strong> <strong>statements</strong>, are disclosed in Note 3.<br />

Interpretations and amendments <strong>to</strong> published standards effective in 2008<br />

On 1 January 2008, <strong>the</strong> Group adopted <strong>the</strong> new or amended FRS and Interpretations <strong>to</strong> FRS (“INT FRS”) that are<br />

manda<strong>to</strong>ry for application from that date. Changes <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> Group’s accounting policies have been made as<br />

required, in accordance with <strong>the</strong> relevant transitional provisions in <strong>the</strong> respective FRS and INT FRS.<br />

The following are <strong>the</strong> new or amended FRS and INT FRS that are relevant <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> Group:<br />

INT FRS 111 Group and Treasury Share Transactions<br />

In addition, amendments <strong>to</strong> FRS 39-Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement and FRS 107-Financial<br />

Instruments: Disclosures – Reclassifications of Financial Assets, were adopted by <strong>the</strong> Group with effect from 1 July<br />

2008.<br />

The adoption of <strong>the</strong> above FRS and INT FRS did not result in any substantial changes <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> Group’s accounting<br />

policies nor any significant impact on <strong>the</strong>se <strong>financial</strong> <strong>statements</strong>.<br />

ORCHARD PARADE HOLDINGS LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2008 29

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