Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

19.	INTANGIBLE ASSETS


	Archived images			Developed technology			Brand names			Securities trading licenses and trading right			Total
	US$			US$			US$			US$			US$
Net carrying amount as of January 1, 2021		—			—			—			1,957			1,957
Exchange realignment		—			—			—			(11	)		(11	)

Net carrying amount as of December 31, 2021		—			—			—			1,946			1,946

Recognized upon acquisition of L’Officiel (Note 33(b))		497			—			91,797			—			92,294
Recognized upon acquisition of AMTD Digital (Note 33(b))		—			4,632			176			—			4,808
Amortization during the period		—			(713	)		(13	)		—			(726	)
Disposal of subsidiaries		—			—			—			(1,946	)		(1,946	)
Exchange realignment		3			6			582			—			591

Net carrying amount as of December 31, 2022		500			3,925			92,542			—			96,967

Recognized upon acquisition of The Art Newspaper SA (Note 33(a))		—			—			25,392			—			25,392
Amortization during the year		—			(848	)		(9	)		—			(857	)
Disposal of subsidiaries		—			(2,966	)		—			—			(2,966	)
Exchange realignment		(1	)		(5	)		(107	)		—			(113	)

Net carrying amount as of December 31, 2023		499			106			117,818			—			118,423

The intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis as follows:


Developed technology Brand names Archived images		7 years 20 years or indefinite useful lives Indefinite useful lives

As at January 1, 2021 and December 31, 2021, the intangible assets represented securities trading licenses and trading right with indefinite useful lives because they are expected to contribute to the net cash flows of the Group indefinitely and therefore, are not amortized. The recoverable amount of the securities trading licenses and trading right is determined by reference to the market evidence of recent transaction prices for similar licensed corporations.

Included in the above carrying amounts of brand name of US$92,542 and archived images of US$500 as of December 31, 2022 and brand name of US$117,818 and archieved images of US$499 as of December 31, 2023 are considered by management of the Group as having an indefinite useful life because it is expected to contribute to net cash inflows indefinitely. The brand name and archived images will not be

amortized

until its useful life is determined to be finite. Instead they will be tested for impairment annually and whenever there is an indication that they may

be impaired.

As of December 31, 2022 and 2023, carrying

amounts

of brand name of US$

92,379

and US$

92,216

, are assessed for impairment individually. For the purpose of impairment testing, the recoverable amount of this

reporting

unit has been determined

using

undiscounted cash flow projections

in the

financial budgets approved by management covering a

year period. Cash flows beyond the

5-year

period are extrapolated using a steady

1.56

% growth rate. This growth rate is based on the relevant industry growth forecasts and does not exceed the average long-term growth rate for the relevant industry.

Other key assumptions for cash flow projection calculations relate to the estimation of cash inflows/outflows which include budgeted sales and gross margin, such estimation is based on the past performance and management’s expectations for the market development. Based on the result of the assessment, management of the Group determined that the recoverable amount of the related brand name is higher than the carrying amount and there is no impairment. Management of the Group believes that any reasonably possible changes in any of these assumptions would not cause the carrying amount of the related brand name to exceed its recoverable amount.