CSI’s financial year end is 31 March each year. Annual results are usually announced at end of June, while the interim results are usually announced at end of November.

CSI reports its consolidated financial statements with Hong Kong Dollar as the reporting currency.

Currently, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, CPA is the Independent Auditors of CSI and its subsidiaries.

Currently, the Independent Property Valuers for CSI’s property portfolio are DTZ and JLL.

As one of the principle businesses of CSI is property investment, all such investments made in our ordinary course of business, except the two prime Shanghai Shopping Malls namely the In Point Shopping Mall and the Richgate Plaza, are stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value on individual property basis in accordance with the current accounting standards. The Shanghai Malls were reclassified from properties held for sale to investment properties to reflect better the intention of the Group to hold these two assets on a long-term basis to better capture the future growth potential for retail real assets in China.

Currently, the principal bankers of CSI include HSBC, ICBC (Asia), Bank of East Asia, DBS Bank (HK), Hang Seng Bank, China Construction Bank (Asia), Bank of Communications Co. Ltd, Hong Kong Branch, Chong Hing Bank, Dah Sing Bank, Fubon Bank (HK), Nanyang Commercial Bank, OCBC Bank and UOB.

Our auditors conducted the audit in accordance with Hong Kong Standards on Auditing issued by the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Those standards require that our auditors comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance as to whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.

CSI’s annual reports and interim reports can be downloaded from our website (www.csigroup.hk) under Investor Relations – Financial Reports or the Hong Kong Stock Exchange’s website (www.hkexnews.hk).