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董事會報告 Directors’ Report 董事會欣然將截至二零零四年十二月三十一日 The Directors have pleasure in presenting to shareholders their report for 止年度之年報送呈各股東省覽。 the year ended 31 December 2004. 主要業務 Principal Activities 本公司之主要業務為持有其附屬公司，而其附 The principal activity of the Company is holding its subsidiary companies 屬公司與聯營公司之主要業務連同主要營運 and the principal activities of its subsidiary companies and associated 範圍載於第7至31頁之業務回顧內。 companies and their major areas of operation are set out in the Business Review on pages 7 to 31. 股息 Dividends 董事會已宣派截至二零零四年十二月三十一日 The Directors declared an interim dividend of HK$0.30 per share in 止年度之中期股息為每股港幣0.30元，該等 respect of the year ended 31 December 2004 which was paid on 股息已於二零零四年九月二十二日派發。董事 22 September 2004. The Directors recommended, subject to the approval 會建議於二零零五年五月十七日向於二零零五 of the shareholders at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting, the 年五月十二日營業時間結束時名列股東名冊上 payment of a final dividend of HK$0.80 per share in respect of the year 之股東派發截至二零零四年十二月三十一日止 ended 31 December 2004 payable on 17 May 2005 to shareholders on the 年度之末期股息每股港幣0.80元，惟須獲股東 Register of Members at the close of business on 12 May 2005. 於即將舉行之股東週年大會上批准方可作實。 儲備 Reserves 本年度撥入及撥自儲備之金額與詳情載於賬目 The amounts and particulars of transfer to and from reserves during the 附註22 。 year are set out in Note 22 to the accounts. 捐款 Donations 本集團年內之捐款為港幣一千八百萬元。 Donations made by the Group during the year amounted to HK$18 mi