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1. Now overcapacity is the source of all economic evil

   Posted Dec 02nd 2009, 12:00am by Tom Holland

   ... typically pay only limited dividends, the government has little interest in maximising their profitability. As a result, officials tend to prize rapid production growth over improved profits, again ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/700063/now-overcapacity-source-all-economic-evil
2. News - China - TAX REFORM

   Range of exemptions from investment taxes to end for expats in mainland

   Posted Feb 07th 2013, 11:11am by Peony Lui

   ... poor. Included in the plans is a measure to cancel tax exemptions for foreign individuals who obtain dividends and bonuses from foreign-invested enterprises, according to a report ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1145152/china-cancel-tax-exemptions-foreign-investors
3. HSBC to post 62pc profit growth, analysts say

   Posted Aug 02nd 2010, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... a pre-tax profit of US$8.15 billion, according to a Bloomberg survey, representing a 62 per cent increase year on year. To no one's surprise, HSBC passed the European bank stress tests very ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/721183/hsbc-post-62pc-profit-growth-analysts-say
4. SOEs to share the wealth more

   Posted Jun 25th 2010, 12:00am by Kandy Wong

   ... Dividend Kandy Wong Beijing is seeking to increase the amount of profit it receives from large state-owned enterprises amid calls for their fat earnings to be distributed more fairly. ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/718102/soes-share-wealth-more
5. Dickson profit slumps 75.6pc on higher taxes

   Posted Jun 23rd 2009, 12:00am by Charlotte So

   ... Dividend Charlotte So and Torrance Wong Dickson Concepts (International), a Hong Kong-listed high-fashion retailer, said profit for the financial year to March plunged 75.6 per cent, hit by a loss in the value of its property and higher taxes. Sales in April and May this year continued to decline because of the swine flu outbreak, group executive chairman Dickson Poon said ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/684597/dickson-profit-slumps-756pc-higher-taxes
6. Towngas earnings rise 19pc on mainland sales

   Posted Aug 28th 2009, 12:00am by Denise Tsang

   ... Jiangsu in the east to Heilongjiang in the north posted a 45 per cent jump in interim after-tax profit to HK$724 million, offsetting a sluggish performance at the mainstay naphtha gas supply ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/690872/towngas-earnings-rise-19pc-mainland-sales
7. PCCW drops interim dividend as earnings dip

   Posted Aug 21st 2009, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... Asked about the interim dividend, PCCW group managing director Alex Arena said the company had just spent HK$8.8 billion on the special dividend during the period. The special dividend came ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/690264/pccw-drops-interim-dividend-earnings-dip
8. PCCW's core business points to better days

   Posted Apr 27th 2009, 12:00am by Nick Westra

   ... opportunities. And tough market conditions could compound difficulties, Citigroup analyst Anand Ramachandran wrote in a recent report. 'The special dividend is the only positive but may serve little ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/678288/pccws-core-business-points-better-days
9. Hopewell profit contracts 82pc to HK$931m

   Posted Feb 27th 2009, 12:00am by Toh Han Shih

   ... of Hopewell. Turnover from property investment rose 20 per cent to HK$275 million, while earnings before interest and tax from property investment soared 65 per cent to HK$180 million and the net ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/671419/hopewell-profit-contracts-82pc-hk931m
10. Li upbeat despite 42.3pc drop in Hutchison profit

    Posted Mar 27th 2009, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

    ... decline. Its shares rose 3.28 per cent to close at HK$42.55 yesterday. The firm will pay a final dividend of HK$1.22 per share, the same as for 2007, despite the lower earnings. The mean forecast ...

    http://www.scmp.com/article/674816/li-upbeat-despite-423pc-drop-hutchison-profit

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