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notes to financial statements<br />

31 December 2005<br />

1. GENERAL<br />

The Company is incorporated in Bermuda as an exempted company with <strong>limited</strong><br />

liability and its shares are listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. The<br />

Company’s immediate holding company is Barrican Investments Corporation, a<br />

company incorporated in <strong>the</strong> British Virgin Islands. In <strong>the</strong> opinion of <strong>the</strong> directors, <strong>the</strong><br />

ultimate holding company is The <strong>Grande</strong> International Holdings Limited, a company<br />

incorporated in <strong>the</strong> British Virgin Islands.<br />

During <strong>the</strong> year, <strong>the</strong> Company acts as an investment holding company. The principal<br />

activities of <strong>the</strong> principal subsidiaries and associates are set out in notes 41 and 16<br />

respectively.<br />

The financial statements are presented in Hong Kong dollars, which is <strong>the</strong> same as<br />

<strong>the</strong> functional currency of <strong>the</strong> Company.<br />

The addresses of <strong>the</strong> registered office and principal place of business of <strong>the</strong> Company<br />

are disclosed in <strong>the</strong> corporate information on page 6 of <strong>the</strong> annual report.<br />

2. APPLICATION OF HONG KONG FINANCIAL REPORTING STAND<strong>AR</strong>DS<br />

In <strong>the</strong> current year, <strong>the</strong> Group has applied, for <strong>the</strong> first time, a number of new Hong<br />

Kong Financial Reporting Standards (“HKFRSs”), Hong Kong Accounting Standards<br />

(“HKASs”) and Interpretations issued by <strong>the</strong> Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public<br />

Accountants (“HKICPA”) that are effective for accounting periods beginning on or<br />

after 1 January 2005. The adoption of <strong>the</strong>se new and revised Standards and<br />

Interpretations has resulted in changes to <strong>the</strong> Group’s accounting policies in <strong>the</strong><br />

following areas that have an effect on how <strong>the</strong> results for <strong>the</strong> current and/or prior<br />

accounting years are prepared and presented:<br />

HKAS 1<br />

HKAS 17<br />

HKAS 21<br />

HKAS 28<br />

HKAS 32<br />

HKAS 36<br />

HKAS 38<br />

HKAS 39<br />

HKAS 40<br />

HKFRS 3<br />

Presentation of financial statement<br />

Leases<br />

The effects of changes in foreign exchange rates<br />

Investments in associates<br />

Financial instruments: Disclosure and presentation<br />

Impairment of assets<br />

Intangible assets<br />

Financial instruments: Recognition and measurement<br />

Investment property<br />

Business combinations<br />

The impact of <strong>the</strong>se changes in accounting policies is discussed below:<br />

(a)<br />

Presentation of financial statement:<br />

The adoption of HKAS 1 has resulted in a change in <strong>the</strong> presentation of <strong>the</strong><br />

consolidated income statement, consolidated balance sheet and consolidated<br />

statement of changes in equity. In particular, <strong>the</strong> presentation of minority<br />

interests and share of tax of associates have been changed. The changes in<br />

presentation have been applied retrospectively.<br />

The <strong>Grande</strong> Holdings Limited Annual Report 2005 39

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