Financial Performance - Unaudited profit attributable to shareholders for the interim period ended December 31, 2018, was HKD 3.13 billion, compared to HKD 10.37 billion in the same period last year[6] - The previous interim period included a one-time gain of HKD 5.65 billion from the sale of an 80% stake in the Sino-Ocean Taikoo Li Chengdu property development project[6] - Excluding the one-time gain, the profit for the previous interim period was HKD 3.95 billion[6] - The interim period's profit included an investment property revaluation surplus (net of deferred tax) of HKD 865.4 million, compared to HKD 869.1 million in the previous interim period[6] - Basic profit attributable to shareholders, excluding the impact of investment property fair value changes, was HKD 2.37 billion for the interim period, compared to HKD 8.93 billion (restated) in the previous interim period[6] - Basic earnings per share for the interim period were HKD 0.47, compared to HKD 1.64 in the previous interim period[6] - Revenue for the six months ended December 31, 2018, was HKD 4,597,773,093, compared to HKD 3,927,930,833 in the same period in 2017[21] - Gross profit for the six months ended December 31, 2018, was HKD 2,223,796,752, down from HKD 2,331,050,422 in the same period in 2017[21] - Net profit attributable to shareholders for the six months ended December 31, 2018, was HKD 3,130,676,100, compared to HKD 10,366,603,116 in the same period in 2017[21] - Total comprehensive income for the six months ended December 31, 2018, was HKD 2,729,258,960, down from HKD 10,265,755,709 in the same period in 2017[22] - Property sales revenue increased to HKD 1,864,337,609, up 43.1% compared to HKD 1,302,961,192 in the previous year[59] - Total revenue from goods and services reached HKD 2,897,803,958, a 25.4% increase from HKD 2,310,276,601[59] - Property rental income rose to HKD 1,641,617,907, up 5.6% from HKD 1,554,926,706[59] - Interest income from receivable loans grew to HKD 32,979,195, a 22.4% increase from HKD 26,935,907[59] - Revenue from the Hong Kong market surged to HKD 3,869,098,815, a 70.2% increase from HKD 2,272,552,756[59] - Revenue from the China market decreased to HKD 198,723,010, down 82.6% from HKD 1,143,605,863[59] - Revenue from the Singapore market increased to HKD 529,951,268, up 3.6% from HKD 511,772,214[59] - Property sales revenue increased to HKD 2,146,518,631, up from HKD 1,548,909,532 in the previous year[61][62] - Property leasing revenue rose to HKD 2,107,787,295, compared to HKD 1,736,928,326 in the prior year[61][62] - Hotel operations revenue grew to HKD 704,581,285, up from HKD 298,026,967 in the previous year[61][62] - Total segment profit for the period was HKD 2,805,943,138, down from HKD 3,791,514,605 in the prior year[61][62] - Investment property fair value changes amounted to HKD 635,658,916, an increase from HKD 434,304,569 in the previous year[64] - Financial income net increased to HKD 265,517,457, up from HKD 196,335,151 in the prior year[64] - Interest income from bank deposits and loans to associates and joint ventures rose to HKD 292,808,582, compared to HKD 240,121,651 in the previous year[66] - Financial costs decreased to HKD 26,425,458, down from HKD 43,401,108 in the prior year[67] - Share of associates' investment property fair value changes was HKD 257,971,016, a decrease from HKD 504,615,243 in the previous year[68] - Share of joint ventures' investment property fair value changes was HKD 10,015,255, down from HKD 23,635,851 in the prior year[69] - Prepaid land lease amortization amounted to HKD 10,026,488 for the six months ended December 31, 2018[70] - Cost of property sales recognized as cost of sales was HKD 1,247,812,970 for the six months ended December 31, 2018[70] - Hotel inventory cost recognized as direct expenses was HKD 67,307,488 for the six months ended December 31, 2018[70] - Depreciation of property, plant, and equipment was HKD 41,398,467 for the six months ended December 31, 2018[70] - Hong Kong profits tax was HKD 211,148,786 for the six months ended December 31, 2018[70] - Overseas tax was HKD 86,154,219 for the six months ended December 31, 2018[70] - Deferred tax amounted to HKD 301,711,690 for the six months ended December 31, 2018[70] - Interim dividend declared was HKD 0.14 per share, totaling HKD 946,414,706 for the six months ended December 31, 2018[72] - Basic earnings per share were HKD 3,130,676,100 for the six months ended December 31, 2018[74] - Investment property fair value gain was HKD 635,658,916 for the six months ended December 31, 2018[77] Assets and Liabilities - The company's cash and bank deposits stood at HK26.5746billionasofDecember31,2018,withnetcashofHK22.3465 billion after deducting total borrowings of HK4.2281billion[15]−Thecompany′stotalassetsandtotalequitywereHK161.7386 billion and HK141.5949billion,respectively[15]−TotalassetsasofDecember31,2018,wereHKD161,738,595,068,comparedtoHKD159,107,395,674asofJune30,2018[23]−TotalequityasofDecember31,2018,wasHKD142,468,698,873,upfromHKD140,442,116,483asofJune30,2018[24]−Long−termbankborrowingsasofDecember31,2018,wereHKD3,651,221,167,comparedtoHKD1,656,000,000asofJune30,2018[24]−InvestmentpropertiesasofDecember31,2018,werevaluedatHKD63,716,634,160,upfromHKD62,712,904,952asofJune30,2018[23]−Thecompany′stotalequityasofDecember31,2018,wasHKD142,468,698,873,withadecreaseinexchangereservesofHKD379,063,578[25]−NetcashusedinoperatingactivitiesforthesixmonthsendedDecember31,2018,wasHKD36,721,464,asignificantimprovementfromHKD4,652,772,628inthesameperiodof2017[26]−CashandcashequivalentsdecreasedbyHKD1,061,950,635inthesixmonthsendedDecember31,2018,comparedtoadecreaseofHKD5,073,699,934inthesameperiodof2017[27]−Thecompany′scashandcashequivalentsbalanceasofDecember31,2018,wasHKD6,698,431,948,upfromHKD4,895,729,139attheendof2017[27]−NetcashfromfinancingactivitiesforthesixmonthsendedDecember31,2018,wasHKD1,750,103,245,comparedtoanetcashusedofHKD5,414,270,568inthesameperiodof2017[26]−Thecompany′sretainedprofitsasofDecember31,2018,wereHKD95,356,326,130,upfromHKD94,539,559,180attheendof2017[25]−NetcashusedininvestingactivitiesforthesixmonthsendedDecember31,2018,wasHKD2,775,332,416,comparedtoHKD4,993,343,262inthesameperiodof2017[26]−Thecompany′stotalcomprehensiveincomeforthesixmonthsendedDecember31,2018,wasHKD2,729,258,960,downfromHKD10,265,755,709inthesameperiodof2017[25]−Thecompany′stotalassetsasofDecember31,2018,wereHKD141,594,939,087,upfromHKD137,866,989,473attheendof2017[25]−Thecompany′snon−controllinginterestsasofDecember31,2018,wereHKD873,759,786,downfromHKD983,916,662attheendof2017[25]−Investmentinassociates′equityincreasedtoHKD21,757,244,162asofDecember31,2018,upfromHKD20,157,208,184asofJune30,2018[79]−Loanstoassociates(netofprovisions)decreasedtoHKD2,153,720,033asofDecember31,2018,downfromHKD2,858,796,861asofJune30,2018[79]−Investmentinjointventures′equityincreasedtoHKD3,320,590,241asofDecember31,2018,upfromHKD3,262,044,031asofJune30,2018[81]−LoanstojointventuresdecreasedtoHKD7,748,887,897asofDecember31,2018,downfromHKD10,843,649,095asofJune30,2018[81]−Tradereceivables(netofbaddebtprovisions)increasedtoHKD244,748,191asofDecember31,2018,upfromHKD205,530,033asofJune30,2018[83]−TradepayablesincreasedtoHKD156,498,771asofDecember31,2018,upfromHKD147,047,844asofJune30,2018[85]−ThecompanysecuredanewbankloanofHKD2,000,000,000duringthesixmonthsendedDecember31,2018[87]−Thecompanyissued157,043,742ordinarysharesatHK12.344 per share in lieu of cash dividends for the 2018 final dividend, compared to 133,807,481 shares at HK13.508pershareinthesameperiodof2017[88]−NoordinaryshareswererepurchasedontheHongKongStockExchangeinthesixmonthsendedDecember31,2018,whereas920,000shareswererepurchasedandcanceledinthesameperiodof2017[89]−Thecompany′snon−controllinginterestprovidedloanstotalingHK14,678,959 with an annual interest rate of 6.25%, and HK1,446,513,682wasinterest−freeandhadnofixedrepaymentperiod[91]−Thecompanysold8010,510,000,000) in the six months ended December 31, 2017[92] - The fair value of listed equity securities classified as financial assets at fair value through profit or loss was HK9,869,657asofDecember31,2018[94]−Financialassetsmeasuredatfairvaluethroughothercomprehensiveincome(FVOCI)reclassifiedfromavailable−for−saleinvestmentsamountedtoHKD2,961,578asofJuly1,2018[97]−Totalbankborrowingssecuredbythecompany′sassetswereHKD34,469,000asofDecember31,2018,downfromHKD177,638,000asofJune30,2018[98]−ThetotalbookvalueofassetspledgedascollateralforborrowingswasHKD1,754,274,336asofDecember31,2018,slightlydownfromHKD1,761,551,516asofJune30,2018[99]−LoansandadvancestoassociatesandjointventuresincreasedsignificantlytoHKD9,775,956,000asofDecember31,2018,upfromHKD4,354,618,000asofJune30,2018[99]−ContingentliabilitiesrelatedtobankloanfinancingforassociatesandjointventurestotaledHKD7,939,172,631asofDecember31,2018,upfromHKD3,143,157,872asofJune30,2018[101]−Thecompany′sshareofutilizedbankloanfinancingforassociatesandjointventureswasHKD5,513,567,631asofDecember31,2018,morethandoubletheHKD2,462,157,872asofJune30,2018[101]−UnutilizedbankloanfinancingforassociatesandjointventuresincreasedtoHKD2,425,605,000asofDecember31,2018,upfromHKD681,000,000asofJune30,2018[101]−Thecompany′sinvestmentpropertieshadabookvalueofHKD249,896,625asofDecember31,2018,slightlyupfromHKD249,265,875asofJune30,2018[99]−HotelpropertieshadabookvalueofHKD785,980,724asofDecember31,2018,downfromHKD788,325,506asofJune30,2018[99]−PrepaidlandleasepaymentsdecreasedtoHKD718,396,987asofDecember31,2018,downfromHKD723,960,135asofJune30,2018[99]−Thecompany′stotaldebtattributabletoitsassociatesincreasedfromHKD18,441,447,484asofJune30,2018,toHKD22,743,349,236asofDecember31,2018[117]−Bankloansattributabletothecompany′sassociatesrosefromHKD2,462,157,872asofJune30,2018,toHKD6,195,403,219asofDecember31,2018[117]−ThecompanyprovidedloansamountingtoHKD16,547,946,017asofDecember31,2018,comparedtoHKD15,979,289,612asofJune30,2018[117]CorporateGovernanceandCommittees−ThecompanyhasestablishedvariouscommitteesincludingAuditCommittee,ComplianceCommittee,RemunerationCommittee,andNominationCommitteetoensurebestcorporategovernancepractices[16]−ThecompanyhasbeenaconstituentoftheHangSengCorporateSustainabilityIndexSeriessinceSeptember2012,reflectingitscommitmenttosustainabilityandcorporatesocialresponsibility[17]−ThecompanyissueditsfirstgreenloanundertheGreenFinanceFrameworktoinvestinsustainablebuildingprojects,enhancingenvironmentalbenefits[17]−TheTaiOHeritageHotel,operatedbythecompany,hashostedover1.2millionlocalandinternationalvisitorssinceitsopeninginMarch2012[17]−ThecompanyacknowledgesthecontributionsofMs.YipMoLin,whoservedontheboardforoversevenyears,uponherdepartureinFebruary2019[20]StrategicandMarketFocus−ThecompanyemphasizestheeconomictransformationofChinaoverthepast40years,shiftingfromaprimaryindustryeconomytoaserviceandinnovation−driveneconomy[18]−ThecompanyhighlightsthestrategicimportanceoftheGuangdong−HongKong−MacaoGreaterBayArea(GBA)development,aimingtointegrate11majorcitiesby2035[18]−ThecompanynotestheimpactoftheUS−Chinatradedisputeonglobaleconomicuncertaintyandfinancialmarketvolatility[18]−Thecompanyplanstoincreaserevenue,efficiency,andproductivitywhilemaintainingselectivestrategiesforlandreplenishmenttoenhanceprofitability[19]−Thecompany’srecurringbusinesses,includingpropertyleasing,hotelandcateringservices,andpropertymanagement,continuetoprovidestableincome[19]LandandPropertyDevelopment−Thecompany′slandreserveasofDecember31,2018,totaled21.7millionsquarefeet,with402.0975 billion, with net rental income rising by 4.7% to HK$1.8301 billion[