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Property Valuation<br />
The Group’s accounting policy requires<br />
independent valuations of the Group’s hotel<br />
property interests to be carried out at intervals<br />
not exceeding three years, with the exception<br />
of hotels within the first three years of operations<br />
which have not yet stabilized.The last full<br />
independent valuation was carried out at<br />
31st December 2004. In the intervening years,<br />
the Directors review the carrying values of the<br />
underlying properties in consultation with the<br />
Group’s independent appraisers and adjustment<br />
is made where there has been a material change.<br />
As a result of the 2005 review, the Directors<br />
have concluded that there were significant<br />
movements in the valuations of certain underlying<br />
properties giving rise to a revaluation surplus<br />
of US$26 million (net of deferred tax), which<br />
has been credited to the Group’s property<br />
revaluation reserves.<br />
In addition, the Group’s leasehold land has<br />
been revalued upwards by US$122 million,<br />
with the increase primarily attributable to the<br />
Group’s two long leaseholds in Hong Kong.<br />
This US$122 million uplift, however, is not<br />
recognized in the financial statements as, under<br />
IFRS, interests in land held under long-term<br />
leases must be stated at cost and amortized over<br />
the period of the lease.<br />
POST BALANCE SHEET<br />
EVENT<br />
On 16th February 2006, the Group completed<br />
the sale of its 100% leasehold interest in The<br />
Mark, New York for a gross consideration of<br />
US$150 million.The hotel was originally<br />
acquired in 2000 as part of the US$142.5 million<br />
acquisition of The Rafael Group.<br />
After transaction costs and tax, the post-tax<br />
gain arising on the disposal is approximately<br />
US$35 million, which will be recognized in<br />
the 2006 results.The consideration was paid in<br />
cash and will be applied towards the Group’s<br />
general corporate purposes, including pursuing<br />
its development strategy. Had the proceeds<br />
been received on 31st December 2005, the<br />
Group’s gearing based on adjusted shareholders’<br />
funds would have been further reduced to 14%<br />
from 22%.<br />
ANNUAL REPORT 2005 23