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Investments in Associates (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

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Associates of the Company

19(a) Associates of the Company

			Percentage of equity interest
			As of December 31
Company Name	Nature of business	Country of incorporation	2018		2017
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%

19(b) Carrying amounts of investment in associates

Movements in Investments in Associates

		As of  December 31,
		2018			2017
		US$’000			US$’000
At January 1			861			786
Share of loss of associates			(3	)		(3	)
Exchange difference			6			78
At December 31			864			861

Summarized Financial Information of Investments in Associates

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

		As of December 31,
		2018			2017
		US$’000			US$’000
Summarized financial information of SPHC:
Current assets			9			14
Non-current assets			1,938			1,926
Current liabilities			(3	)		(3	)
Non-current liabilities			(181	)		(180	)
Equity			1,763			1,757
Reconciliation to the Company’s investments in associates:
Percentage of equity interest		49%			49%
Carrying amount of the investment			864			861

		For the year ended December 31,
		2018			2017			2016
		US$’000			US$’000			US$’000
Summarized financial information of SPHC:
Revenue			—			—			—
Loss for the year			(5	)		(5	)		(5	)
Reconciliation to the Company’s investments in associates:
Percentage of equity interest		49%			49%			49%
Share of the associates’ profit for the year:			(3	)		(3	)		(3	)

		For the year ended December 31,
		2018			2017			2016
		US$’000			US$’000			US$’000
Summarized financial information of SPRC:
Revenue			—			—			25,016
Loss for the year			—			—			(2,826	)
Reconciliation to the Company’s investments in associates:
Percentage of equity interest		25%			25%			25%
Share of the associates’ profit for the year:			—			—			(707	)

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