Treatment of revalued assets in the first annual accounts published after listing
The existing financial disclosure provisions in the Main Board Rules and the GEM Rules require that where a listed issuer has caused any property assets to be valued or has caused any valuation to be made of any other tangible assets and included such a valuation in the prospectus relating to its initial public offer, the assets shall be stated at valuation in the listed issuer's financial statements. These requirements will cease to apply for new listing applications, where the advance booking form is dated on or after 1st September, 2002.
Content requirements for financial statements
The following will apply for accounting periods ending on or after 1st September, 2002 although earlier adoption is encouraged:
Reprinted pages of the Main Board Rules and the GEM Rules will be distributed in due course. The amended Main Board Rules and the GEM Rules will be available for viewing on the websites of the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited at http:// www.hkex.com.hk and http://www.hkgem.com.