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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

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