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Notes to the consolidated financial statementsfor the year ended 31 December <strong>2007</strong>4. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)(f)Financial instruments (Continued)Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss (Continued)A financial asset other than a financial asset held for trading may be designated as financial assets atfair value through profit or loss upon initial recognition if:• such designation eliminates or significantly reduces a measurement or recognitioninconsistency that would otherwise arise; or• the financial asset forms part of a group of financial assets or financial liabilities or both,which is managed and its performance is evaluated on a fair value basis, in accordance withthe Group’s documented risk management or investment strategy, and information about thegrouping is provided internally on that basis; or• it forms part of a contract containing one or more embedded derivatives, and HKAS 39 permitsthe entire <strong>com</strong>bined contract (asset or liability) to be designated as financial assets at fair valuethrough profit or loss.At each balance sheet date subsequent to initial recognition, financial assets at fair value throughprofit or loss are measured at fair value, with changes in fair value recognised directly in the in<strong>com</strong>estatement in the period in which they arise. The net gain or loss recognised in the in<strong>com</strong>e statementincludes any dividend or interest earned on the financial assets.Financial liabilities and equity instrumentsFinancial liabilities and equity instruments issued by the Group are classified according to thesubstance of the contractual arrangements entered into and the definitions of a financial liability andan equity instrument.Other financial liabilitiesOther financial liabilities (including short-term bank borrowings, trade and other payables and amountdue to related parties) are initially recognised at their fair values, and are subsequently measured atamortised cost, using the effective interest method.GEELY AUTOMOBILE HOLDINGS LIMITED68ANNUAL REPORT 2 0 0 7

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