• All dividend paid shown below is in HK cents per share

			Interim		Final		Subtotal		Interim		Final		Special		Total		Dividend Payout Ratio
									Special		Special		Subtotal				(Excluding)*		(Including)#
	1997/98		Nil		1.00		1.00		Nil		Nil		Nil		1.00		13%		N/A
	1998/99		2.00		2.00		4.00		Nil		Nil		Nil		4.00		58%		N/A
	1999/00		2.20		2.20		4.40		Nil		Nil		Nil		4.40		77%		N/A
	2000/01		1.10		3.80		4.90		Nil		6.20		6.20		11.10		69%		156%
	2001/02		5.00		5.90		10.90		5.00		14.10		19.10		30.00		50%		138%
	2002/03		8.00		11.00		19.00		Nil		5.00		5.00		24.00		60%		75%
	2003/04		8.00		12.00		20.00		Nil		Nil		Nil		20.00		87%		N/A
	2004/05		8.50		12.50		21.00		Nil		Nil		Nil		21.00		57%		N/A
	2005/06		9.00		13.00		22.00		Nil		3.00		3.00		25.00		48%		55%
	2006/07		8.50		3.00		11.50		Nil		Nil		Nil		11.50		38%		N/A
	2007/08		0.75		Nil		0.75		Nil		Nil		Nil		0.75		27%		N/A

Remarks:

*Excluding special dividend
#Including special dividend