2004 - Hiap Teck Venture Berhad

30. SIGNIFICANT RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (CONT’D)
Group (Cont’d)
2004 2003
RM'000 RM'000
Rental income received from companies in which certain directors
of the Company have significant interests:
Power Concord Sdn Bhd 180 180
Legal fee paid to companies in which certain directors of the
Company have significant interests:
S.B. Cheah & Associates 10 157
Company
Legal fee paid to companies in which certain directors of the
Company have significant interests:
S.B. Cheah & Associates - 134
The directors are of the opinion that all the transactions above have been entered into in the normal course of
business and have been established on terms and conditions that are not materially different from those obtainable
in transactions with unrelated parties. The relationships of the related parties are disclosed below:
- Mr Kua Hock Lai is a director and substantial shareholder of K.H.L. Sdn Bhd and United Coconut Fibre
Products Sdn Bhd.
- Tan Sri Dato' Alwi bin Jantan is a director and shareholder of United Overseas Australia Ltd which owns
Allied Engineering Construction Sdn Bhd.
- Mr Kua Lai Shon @ Kuah Ah Kok is a director and substantial shareholder of K.A.K. Sdn Bhd, which is a
substantial shareholder of Hiap Wing Marketing Sdn Bhd and Hiap Wing Building Materials Sdn Bhd. He is
an elder brother of Mr Kua Hock Lai.
- Power Concord Sdn Bhd is a company in which Mr Kua Hock Lai's children have substantial financial interests.
- Messrs S.B. Cheah & Associates is a firm in which a director of the Company, Mr Cheah Shu Boon is a partner.
31. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
(a)
Financial Risk Management Objectives and Policies
The Group's financial risk management policy seeks to ensure that adequate financial resources are
available for the development of the Group’s businesses whilst managing its interest rate, foreign exchange,
liquidity and credit risks. It is the Group’s policy not to engage in speculative transactions.
(b)
Interest Rate Risk
The Group’s primary interest rate risk relates to interest-bearing debt. The Group manages its interest rate
exposure by securing borrowing facilities at attractive rates. The investment in financial assets are mainly
short term in nature and they are not held for a speculative purposes.
(c)
Liquidity Risk
The Group actively manages its operating cash flows and the availability of funding so as to ensure that all
repayment and funding needs are met. As part of its overall prudent liquidity management, the Group
maintains sufficient levels of cash to meet its working capital requirements.
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