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MEASURES
OF MTR'S ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION
The Global Reporting Initiative, which provides international
best practice on corporate sustainability reporting, has proposed a set
of core economic indicators. These together with additional MTR specific
data provide an indication of MTR's economic contribution below.
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2000
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2001
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2002
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Financial
Performance
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Turnover
(HK$ million)
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7,577
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7,592
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7,686
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Profit for
the year attributable to shareholders (HK$ million)
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4,069
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4,284
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4,212
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Return on
Shareholder's Fund
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8.5%
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8.2%
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7.6%
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Interaction
with Hong Kong, Asian & Global Economics
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Number of
Staff
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7,332
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7,231
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6,891
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Staff costs
& related expenses (HK$ million)
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1,688
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1,641
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1,579
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Energy &
Utilities (HK$ million)
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500
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501
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502
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Repairs &
Maintenance (HK$ million)
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456
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437
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435
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Stores &
Spares Consumed (HK$ million)
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127
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119
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121
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Railway Capital
Expenditure (HK$ million)
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6,607
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6,657
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5,196
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Total number
of passengers (MTR & AEL)
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778 million
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767 million
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786 million
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Share of
franchised public transport in HK
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24.1%
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23.5%
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23.5%
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Interest
payments on borrowings (HK$ million)
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1,209
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896
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1,153
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Dividend
Payment (HK$ million)
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500
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2,118
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2,161
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Taxes paid
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Nil
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Nil
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1
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Subsidies received (HK$ million)
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Nil
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Nil
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219*
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* Pursuant to the financing arrangement under the Penny's Bay Rail Link
Project Agreement entered into between the MTR Group and the Government,
interim cash dividend declared and payable to the Government during the
year had been waived.
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