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Related Party Transactions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Related party transactions [abstract]  
Related Party Transactions
29.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
 
 
(A)
In addition to the transactions disclosed elsewhere in these consolidated financial statements, the Group had the following transactions with related parties during the years:
 
 
  
 
  
For the year ended December 31,
 
 
  
Notes
  
2020
 
  
2021
 
  
2022
 
 
  
 
  
HK$
 
  
HK$
 
  
HK$
 
Capital market solutions services rendered to fellow subsidiaries
   (i)      30,233,187        1,147,769        20,655  
         
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Capital market solutions services rendered to related companies controlled by a director of the Company
   (i)      98,185,833        —          9,000,000  
         
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Capital market solutions services rendered to former fellow subsidiaries
   (i)      —          104,300,690        —    
         
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Management fee paid to immediate holding company
   (i)      150,000        150,000        137,500  
         
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Investment advisory fee paid to a fellow subsidiary
   (i)      180,000        180,000        165,000  
         
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Insurance commission paid to a fellow subsidiary
   (i)      105,251        58,228         
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
Insurance commission received from immediate holding
company
   (i)      —          —         
31,531
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Insurance commission received from a fellow subsidiary
   (i)      —          —          1,662  
         
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Digital solutions and other services income from immediate holding company
   (i)      —          —          12,466,667  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fashion and luxury media advertising and marketing
services from immediate holding company
   (i)      —          —         

22,616,160
 
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
Acquisition of investment from immediate holding
company
   (ii)(a)      556,161,528        163,180,000         
         
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Acquisition of investments from fellow subsidiaries
   (ii)(b)      148,671,602        11,545,800        —    
         
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Disposal of an investment to a former fellow subsidiary
   (ii)(c)      —          196,036,584        —    
         
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Administrative service fee paid to immediate holding
company
   (iii)      24,000,000        24,000,000        29,500,000  
         
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 

 
 
  
 
 
  
For the year ended December 31,
 
 
  
Notes
 
  
2020
 
  
2021
 
  
2022
 
 
  
 
 
  
HK$
 
  
HK$
 
  
HK$
 
Interest income from immediate holding company
  
 
(iv)
 
  
 
101,159,079
 
  
 
116,028,045
 
  
 
75,991,943
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
Stock lending interest income from a former fellow subsidiary
  
 
(i)
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
34,740
 
  
 
—    
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
Recharge from/(to) immediate holding company
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
—Staff costs
  
 
 
 
  
 
20,156,843
 
  
 
22,081,545
 
  
 
  
31,986,661
 
—Premises cost
  
 
 
 
  
 
14,010,263
 
  
 
13,964,993
 
  
 
11,507,635
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
  
 
(iii)
 
  
 
34,167,106
 
  
 
36,046,538
 
  
 
43,494,296
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
Treasury shares repurchased from immediate holding company
  
 
28
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
5,000,000,000
 
  
 
2,500,000,000
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
Perpetual securities redeemed from a former fellow subsidiary
  
 
 
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
4,648,331
 
  
 
—  
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
Perpetual securities redeemed from a related company
  
 
 
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
35,719,218
 
  
 
—  
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
Acquisition of AMTD Digital from immediate holding company and fellow subsidiaries
  
 
(ii)(d)
 
  
 
—          —          5,793,768,692  
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net changes in fair value on derivative financial asset
entered into with a related party controlled by a director
of the Company
     (v)        321,797,949        —          —    
             
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Consideration received for disposal of investments to a related party controlled by a director of the Company
     (v)        972,215,580        —          —    
             
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Consideration received for settlement of derivatives contracts with a related party controlled by a director of the Company
     (v)        618,682,641        —          —    
             
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
Notes:
(i)
 
The terms of these services were comparable to the fee and conditions offered to the major customers of the Group.
(ii)
 
a.
 
In 2020, the transaction represented the acquisition of 14.37% interest in a fellow subsidiary, AMTD Digital from AMTD Group based on fair value at the date of acquisition. In 2021, the transaction represented the acquisition of 19.9% interest in another fellow subsidiary, AMTD Assets Alpha Group, from AMTD Group based on the investee’s net asset value on the date of acquisition. The considerations were settled through the current account with AMTD Group.
 

 
 
b.
 
In 2020, the transactions represented the acquisition of equity linked notes from a former fellow subsidiaries based on the fair value as of the date of acquisition. In 2021, the transaction represented the acquisition of an unlisted equity investment from a fellow subsidiary.
 
c.
 
The transactions represented the disposal of unlisted equity investment to a related company based on the fair value as of the date of disposal. The gain on disposal amounted to HK$5,998,446.
 
d.
 
In 2022, the Group acquried 82.7% interest in AMTD Digital from the immediate holding company and fellow subsidiaries at a consideration of approximately US$993 million. Details refer to Note 34 (a).
(iii)
 
The staff costs and premises cost was recharged by the immediate holding company based on actual usage. Starting from July 2022, the immediate holding company charged a fixed service fee of HK$9,000,000 (HK$6,000,000 prior to July 2022) per quarter for other administrative expenses.
(iv)
 
The transaction represented the interest income charged at 2% per annum (Note 5) on the outstanding amount due from the immediate holding company which was payable on demand.
(v)
 
In December 2019, the controlling person of the counterparty, with which the Group has entered into the Agreements (Note 14), was appointed as a Director to the Board of Directors of the Company. Accordingly, the counterparty became a related party of the Company. On October 27, 2020, the Agreements were novated to an external party.
 
 
(B)
In addition to balances disclosed elsewhere in these consolidated financial statements, the Group had the following outstanding balances with related parties:
 
 
(i)
Treasury functions of the Group are conducted centrally under AMTD Group and inter-company fund transfers were carried out among the entities within AMTD Group. The treasury function manages available funds at AMTD Group level and allocates the funds to various entities within AMTD Group for their operations. On August 5, 2019 and July 15, 2022, the Group and its subsidiary entered into an intercompany financing agreement with its immediate holding company. Under such agreement, any intercompany receivables and payables balances with the immediate holding company and the fellow subsidiaries shall be settled on a net basis with the immediate holding company. As of December 31, 2021 and 2022, the net balance between the Group and the immediate holding company was an amount due from immediate holding company of HK$2,144,975,230 and HK$2,239,358,702 respectively, which bears interest at 2% per annum and are unsecured and repayable on demand. The Group did not have any outstanding balances with its fellow subsidiaries. For the years ended December 31, 2020, 2021 and 2022, there was no provision for credit loss on amounts due from immediate holding company.
 

 
(C)
Compensation of key management personnel of the Group:
 
 
 
  
For the year ended December 31,
 
 
  
2020
 
  
2021
 
  
2022
 
 
  
HK$
 
  
HK$
 
  
HK$
 
Short-term employee benefits
     32,692,568        22,426,846        33,320,024  
Other long-term benefit
     54,745        55,200        99,750  
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
     32,747,313      22,482,046      33,419,774