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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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2003
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2002
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2001
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Financial
Performance
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Turnover
(HK$ million)
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7,594
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7,686
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7,592
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Profit for
the year attributable to shareholders (HK$ million)
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4,450
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4,212
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4,284
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Return on
Shareholder's Fund
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8.0%
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6.7%**
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8.2%
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Interaction
with Hong Kong, Asian & Global Economics
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Number of
Staff
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6,629
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6,891
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7,231
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Staff costs
& related expenses (HK$ million)
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1,643
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1,579
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1,641
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Energy &
Utilities (HK$ million)
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546
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502
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501
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Repairs &
Maintenance (HK$ million)
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477
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435
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437
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Stores &
Spares Consumed (HK$ million)
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128
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121
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119
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Railway Capital
Expenditure (HK$ million)
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2,582
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5,196
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6,657
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Total number
of passengers (MTR & AEL)
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777 million
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786
million
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767
million
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Share of
franchised public transport in HK
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24.3
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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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1,551
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1,153
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896
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Dividend
Payment (HK$ million)
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2,215
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2,161
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2,118
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Taxes paid
(HK$ million)
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4
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1
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Nil
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Subsidies received (HK$ million)
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675
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219*
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Nil
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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.
**Restated to include retrospective adjustments on deferred income tax provided
in accordance with a revised accounting standard.
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