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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

31st March 2015

29 DEFERRED INCOME TAX

Deferred income tax is calculated in full on temporary differences under the liability method using a
principal tax rate of 16.5% (2014: 16.5%).

Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are offset when there is a legally enforceable right to offset
current tax assets against current tax liabilities and when the deferred income taxes relate to the same
fiscal authority.

Group
2015 2014
HK$’000 HK$’000
Deferred income tax assets to be recovered
after more than 12 months 45,751 44,241
Deferred income tax liabilities to be settled
after more than 12 months (6,940) (7,549)

Deferred income tax assets, net 38,811 36,692

The movement in deferred tax assets during the year is as follows:

Group
Accelerated Deferred
tax development
Deferred income tax assets/(liabilities) Tax losses depreciation costs Others Total
HK$’000 HK$’000 HK$’000 HK$’000 HK$’000
At 1st April 2013 4,200 (8,908) (89) 35,738 30,941
Credited/(charged) to consolidated
income statement 4,018 6,891 89 (3,684) 7,314
Disposal of a subsidiary (Note 30) (2,113) 550 – – (1,563)
At 31st March 2014 6,105 (1,467) – 32,054 36,692

At 1st April 2014 6,105 (1,467) – 32,054 36,692
Credited/(charged) to consolidated
income statement 3,925 191 – (1,997) 2,119
At 31st March 2015 10,030 (1,276) – 30,057 38,811

Deferred income tax assets are recognised for tax losses carried forward to the extent that the
realisation of the related tax benefit through future taxable profits is probable. The Group did not
recognise deferred income tax assets of approximately HK$2,293,000 (2014: HK$2,673,000) in
respect of tax losses amounting to approximately HK$6,033,000 (2014: HK$7,246,000) that can be
carried forward against future taxable profit. Approximately HK$377,000 (2014: HK$377,000) of the
unrecognised tax losses have no expiry date and the remaining balance of HK$5,656,000 (2014:
HK$6,869,000) will be expired at various dates up to and including 2035 (2014: 2034).

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