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Annual Report 2012 - e-KONG Group Limited

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29. RESERVES (continued)The following provides a description of the nature and purpose of each reserve within equity:Share premiumThe application of share premium is governed by the Companies Act 1981 of Bermuda (as amended).Exchange reserveThe exchange reserve comprises all foreign exchange differences arising from the translation of the financialstatements of foreign operations.Capital reserveCapital reserve represents the difference between the purchase consideration paid and the increase in the carryingvalue of non-controlling interests of a subsidiary relating to the deemed partial disposal of the subsidiary duringthe previous year.Contributed surplusContributed surplus represents the amounts transferred from the share premium account as a result of a capitalreorganisation undertaken by the Company in November 2002. Under the Companies Act 1981 of Bermuda (asamended), contributed surplus is distributable to shareholders, subject to the condition that the Company cannotdeclare or pay a dividend, or make a distribution out of contributed surplus, if there are reasonable grounds forbelieving that:(i)(ii)the Company is, or would after the payment be, unable to pay its liabilities as they become due; orthe realisable value of the Company’s assets would thereby be less than the aggregate of its liabilities andits issued share capital and share premium account.Subject to the conditions mentioned in the foregoing paragraph, the Company had the following reserves availablefor distribution to shareholders at the end of the reporting period:<strong>2012</strong> 2011HK$’000 HK$’000Contributed surplus 83,489 83,489Accumulated profits 57,713 69,577141,202 153,066<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2012</strong> 81

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