Capital Expenditure

|
Year ended 31 December |
Increase/(Decrease) |
||
---|---|---|---|---|
HK$ million |
2019 |
2018 |
Amount |
% |
Financial services |
4,975 |
7,651 |
(2,676) |
(35%) |
Resources and energy |
4,593 |
7,001 |
(2,408) |
(34%) |
Manufacturing |
7,180 |
7,832 |
(652) |
(8.3%) |
Engineering contracting |
1,221 |
2,952 |
(1,731) |
(59%) |
Real estate |
842 |
2,318 |
(1,476) |
(64%) |
Others |
13,507 |
16,048 |
(2,541) |
(16%) |
Total |
32,318 |
43,802 |
(11,484) |
(26%) |
Capital Commitments
As at 31 December 2019, the contracted capital commitments of the Group amounted to approximately HK$33,183 million. Details are disclosed in note 47(f) to the financial statements.
Group Financial Position
As at 31 December |
Increase/(Decrease) |
|||
---|---|---|---|---|
HK$ million |
2019 | 2018 | Amount | % |
Total assets |
8,289,924 |
7,660,713 |
629,211 |
8.2% |
Loans and advances to customers and other parties |
4,366,639 |
4,024,401 |
342,238 |
8.5% |
Investments in financial assets |
2,153,729 |
1,884,427 |
269,302 |
14% |
Cash and deposits |
740,434 |
832,968 |
(92,534) |
(11%) |
Placement with banks and non-bank financial institutions |
226,686 |
200,030 |
26,656 |
13% |
Trade and other receivables |
167,427 |
111,057 |
56,370 |
51% |
Fixed assets |
150,075 |
189,647 |
(39,572) |
(21%) |
Total liabilities |
7,395,433 |
6,850,053 |
545,380 |
8.0% |
Deposits from customers |
4,541,841 |
4,159,924 |
381,917 |
9.2% |
Deposits from banks and non-bank financial institutions |
1,061,380 |
888,966 |
172,414 |
19% |
Debt instruments issued |
823,964 |
745,031 |
78,933 |
11% |
Borrowing from central banks |
268,256 |
327,629 |
(59,373) |
(18%) |
Bank and other loans |
151,312 |
156,678 |
(5,366) |
(3.4%) |
Trade and other payables |
148,908 |
171,093 |
(22,185) |
(13%) |
Total ordinary shareholders’ funds |
591,526 |
558,545 |
32,981 |
5.9 |
Total assets
Total assets increased from HK$7,660,713 million as at 31 December 2018 to HK$8,289,924 million as at 31 December 2019, mainly attributable to an increase in loans and advances to customers and other parties as well as Investments in financial assets.
By geography

Loans and advances to customers and other parties
As at 31 December 2019, the loans and advances to customers and other parties of the Group were HK$4,366,639 million, an increase of HK$342,238 million or 8.5% compared with 31 December 2018. The proportion of loans and advances to customers and other parties to total assets was 52.67%, an increase of 0.14 percentage point compared with 31 December 2018.
As at 31 December |
Increase/(decrease) |
|||
---|---|---|---|---|
HK$ million |
2019 |
2018 |
Amount |
% |
Loans and advances to customers and other parties measured at amortised cost |
||||
Corporate loans |
2,201,477 |
2,160,645 |
40,832 |
1.9% |
Discounted bills |
7,995 |
169,204 |
(161,209) |
(95%) |
Personal loans |
1,927,346 |
1,694,236 |
233,110 |
14% |
Accrued interest |
11,388 |
10,016 |
1,372 |
14% |
Total loans and advances to customers and other parties at amortised cost |
4,148,206 |
4,034,101 |
114,105 |
2.8% |
Impairment allowances |
(134,001) |
(119,857) |
(14,144) |
(12%) |
Carrying amount of loans and advances to customers and other parties at amortised cost |
4,014,205 |
3,914,244 |
99,961 |
2.6% |
Loans and advances to customers and other parties at fair value through profit or loss |
||||
Personal loans |
7,719 |
– |
7,719 |
– |
Loans and advances to customers and other parties at fair value through other comprehensive income |
||||
Corporate loans | 1,029 | 156 | 873 | 560% |
Discounted bills |
343,686 |
110,001 |
233,685 |
212% |
Carrying amount of loans and advances to customers and other parties measured at fair value through othe comprehensive income |
344,715 |
110,157 |
234,558 |
213% |
Net loans and advances to customers and other parties |
4,366,639 |
4,024,401 |
342,238 |
8.5% |
Deposits from customers
As at 31 December 2019, deposits from customers of the financial institutions under the Group were HK$4,541,841 million, an increase of HK$381,917 million or 9.2% compared with 31 December 2018. The proportion of deposits from customers to total liabilities was 61.41%, an increase of 0.69 percentage point compared with 31 December 2018.
As at 31 December |
Increase/(decrease) |
|||
---|---|---|---|---|
HK$ million |
2019 |
2018 |
Amount |
% |
Corporate deposits |
||||
Time deposits |
1,653,630 |
1,577,529 |
76,101 |
4.8% |
Demand deposits |
1,862,591 |
1,725,834 |
136,757 |
7.9% |
Subtotal |
3,516,221 |
3,303,363 |
212,858 |
6.4% |
Personal deposits |
||||
Time deposits |
672,759 |
513,066 |
159,693 |
31% |
Demand deposits |
307,582 |
300,114 |
7,468 |
2.5% |
Subtotal |
980,341 |
813,180 |
167,161 |
21% |
Outward remittance and remittance payables |
7,227 |
5,504 |
1,723 |
31% |
Accrued interest |
38,052 |
37,877 |
175 |
0.5% |
Total |
4,541,841 |
4,159,924 |
381,917 |
9.2% |
Bank and other loans
|
As at 31 December |
Increase/(Decrease) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
HK$ million |
2019 | 2018 | Amount | % |
Financial services |
3,927 |
5,898 |
(1,971) |
(33%) |
Resources and energy |
39,055 |
40,885 |
(1,830) |
(4.5%) |
Manufacturing |
20,070 |
31,923 |
(11,853) |
(37%) |
Engineering contracting |
3,021 |
2,657 |
364 |
14% |
Real estate |
11,190 |
9,402 |
1,788 |
19% |
Others |
30,817 |
34,825 |
(4,008) |
(12%) |
Operation management |
83,783 |
67,778 |
16,005 |
24% |
Elimination |
(41,185) |
(37,778) |
(3,407) |
(9.0%) |
Sub-total |
150,678 |
155,590 |
(4,912) |
(3.2%) |
Accrued interest |
634 |
1,088 |
(454) |
(42%) |
Total |
151,312 |
156,678 |
(5,366) |
(3.4%) |
Debt instruments issued
As at 31 December |
Increase/(Decrease) |
|||
---|---|---|---|---|
HK$ million |
2019 |
2018 |
Amount |
% |
Financial services |
725,589 |
628,169 |
97,420 |
16% |
Resources and energy |
670 |
– |
670 |
– |
Manufacturing |
141 |
144 |
(3) |
(2.1%) |
Engineering contracting |
– |
– |
– |
– |
Real estate |
– |
– |
– |
– |
Others |
3,845 |
3,849 |
(4) |
(0.1%) |
Operation management |
115,644 |
106,561 |
9,083 |
– |
Elimination |
(27,860) |
– |
(27,860) |
– |
Sub-total |
818,029 |
738,723 |
79,306 |
11% |
Accrued interest |
5,935 |
6,308 |
(373) |
(5.9%) |
Total |
823,964 |
745,031 |
78,933 |
11% |
Total ordinary shareholders’ funds
As at 31 December 2019, total ordinary shareholders’ funds of the Group amounted to HK$591,526 million, an increase of HK$32,981 million as compared with 31 December 2018. This was mainly attributable to the growth in net profits.