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(expressed in Hong Kong Dollars)
6. Operating surplus before income tax (Continued)
Operating surplus before income tax is arrived at after charging/(crediting) the following items: (Continued)
(d) Five highest paid individuals
The five individuals whose emoluments were the highest in the Group for the year ended 31 March 2021 include the Managing Director, Executive Director and three senior management staff (among the five highest paid individuals, one of them ceased to be a senior management staff during the year, but continued to serve the Authority as Executive Director).
The total emoluments earned by the five highest paid individuals during the year are as follows:
Fixed - Salaries
- Provident fund scheme contributions
2021 $’000
2020 $’000
16,655 1,074 17,729
4,567
22,296
No. of Individuals 2 1 1 - 1
16,215 1,508 Sub-total 17,723
Variable pay 4,858 Total** 22,581 Their remuneration fell within the following bands:
$3,500,001 to $4,000,000 $4,000,001 to $4,500,000 $4,500,001 to $5,000,000 $5,000,001 to $5,500,000 $5,500,001 to $6,000,000
No. of Individuals - 3 1 1 -
Total 5
** For the year ended 31 March 2021, compensation in lieu of leave of $629,000 (2019/20:
$432,000) were excluded from the aggregate sum.
7. Income tax expenses
(a) In accordance with Section 19 of the Urban Renewal Authority Ordinance, the Authority is exempted from taxation under the Inland Revenue Ordinance (Chapter 112).
No provision for Hong Kong profits tax has been made for the Group’s subsidiaries as they have no estimated assessable income for the year (2019/20: Nil).
(b) As at 31 March 2021, the subsidiaries of the Group have unrecognised deductible temporary differences arising from tax losses of $38,843,000 (31 March 2020: $34,925,000) to carry forward against future taxable income. These tax losses have no expiry date.
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