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Investments in Associates (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

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Associates of the Company

The associates of the Company are set out below:

						Percentage of equity interest
						As of December 31
Company Name		Nature of business		Country of incorporation		2017				2016
Shandong Pacific Rubber Cable Co., Ltd. (“SPRC”)		Manufacturing of rubber cable		PRC			25.00	%			25.00	%
Siam Pacific Holding Company Limited (“SPHC”)		Investment & holding company		Thailand			49.00	%			49.00	%
Loxpac (Thailand) Company Limited (“Loxpac”) (Formerly    known as “Loxley Pacific Co., Ltd.)		Providing telecommunication service		Thailand			21.39	%			21.39	%
Loxpac Hong Kong Co., Limited (“Loxpac HK”) (Formerly    known as “Loxley Pacific Hong Kong Co., Limited” )		Investment & holding company		Hong Kong			23.10	%			23.10	%

Movements in Investments in Associates

		As of  December 31,
		2017				2016
		US$’000				US$’000
Balance at January 1			786				1,633
Additions			—				—
Share of loss of associates			(3	)			(710	)
Impairment of investment in associates - SPRC			—				(126	)
Exchange difference			78				(11	)
Balance at December 31			861				786

Summarized Financial Information of Investments in Associates

The following table summarized financial information of the Company’s investments in associates:

		As of December 31, 2017
		SPHC				Total
		US$’000				US$’000
Current assets			14				14
Non-current assets			1,926				1,926
Current liabilities			(3	)			(3	)
Non-current liabilities			(180	)			(180	)
Equity			1,757				1,757
Reconciliation to the Company’s investments in    associates:
Percentage of equity interest			49	%
Carrying amount of the investment			861				861
Revenue			—				—
Loss			(5	)			(5	)
Share of the associates’ profit for the year:			(3	)			(3	)

		As of December 31, 2016
		SPRC				SPHC				Total
		US$’000				US$’000				US$’000
Current assets			93,461				18				93,479
Non-current assets			2,753				1,753				4,506
Current liabilities			(95,710	)			(3	)			(95,713	)
Non-current liabilities			—				(164	)			(164	)
Equity			504				1,604				2,108

		As of December 31, 2016
		SPRC				SPHC				Total
		US$’000				US$’000				US$’000
Reconciliation to the Company’s investments in    associates:
Percentage of equity interest			25	%			49	%
Carrying amount of the investment			—				786				786
Revenue			25,016				—				25,016
Loss			(2,826	)			(5	)			(2,831	)
Share of the associates’ profit for the year:			(707	)			(3	)			(710	)

		As of December 31, 2015
		SPRC				SPHC				Total
		US$’000				US$’000				US$’000
Revenue			28,989				—				28,989
Loss			(3,194	)			(6	)			(3,200	)
Share of the associates’ profit for the year:			(798	)			(3	)			(801	)

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