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     Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
               31st March 2016
               22  CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
                                                                                      2016             2015
                                                                                   HK$’000          HK$’000
                   Cash at bank and on hand                                         811,691          292,861
                   Short-term bank deposits                                         779,952          595,474
                                                                                  1,591,643          888,335
                   Maximum exposure to credit risk                                1,591,029          886,974
                   The cash and cash equivalents are denominated in the following currencies:
                                                                                      2016             2015
                                                                                   HK$’000          HK$’000
                   HKD                                                              666,100           50,170
                   USD                                                              773,858          388,351
                   RMB                                                              151,576          449,157
                   Great British Pound                                                  99              602
                   Others                                                               10               55
                                                                                  1,591,643          888,335
               23  TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES
                                                                                      2016             2015
                                                                                   HK$’000          HK$’000
                   Trade payables                                                   290,455          460,239
                   Other payables and accruals                                       57,935           51,833
                                                                                    348,390          512,072
                   The carrying amounts of trade and other payables approximate to their fair values.
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