TUNG LOK RESTAURANTS (2000) LTD / Annual Report
2016
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Notes to the financial statements
For the financial year ended 31 March 2016
2.
Summary of significant accounting policies (cont’d)
2.11
Financial instruments (cont’d)
(b)
Financial liabilities
Initial recognition and measurement
Financial liabilities are recognised when, and only when, the Group becomes a party to the contractual provisions
of the financial instrument. The Group determines the classification of its financial liabilities at initial recognition.
All financial liabilities are recognised initially at fair value plus in the case of financial liabilities not at fair value
through profit or loss, directly attributable transaction costs.
Subsequent measurement
After initial recognition, financial liabilities that are not carried at fair value through profit or loss are subsequently
measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. Gains and losses are recognised in profit or loss
when the liabilities are derecognised, and through the amortisation process.
De-recognition
A financial liability is de-recognised when the obligation under the liability is discharged or cancelled or expires.
When an existing financial liability is replaced by another from the same lender on substantially different terms,
or the terms of an existing liability are substantially modified, such an exchange or modification is treated as a
de-recognition of the original liability and the recognition of a new liability, and the difference in the respective
carrying amounts is recognised in profit or loss.
2.12
Impairment of financial assets
The Group assesses at each reporting date whether there is any objective evidence that a financial asset is impaired.
(a)
Financial assets carried at amortised cost
For financial assets carried at amortised cost, the Group first assesses whether objective evidence of impairment
exists individually for financial assets that are individually significant, or collectively for financial assets that
are not individually significant. If the Group determines that no objective evidence of impairment exists for an
individually assessed financial asset, whether significant or not, it includes the asset in a group of financial assets
with similar credit risk characteristics and collectively assesses them for impairment. Assets that are individually
assessed for impairment and for which an impairment loss is, or continues to be recognised are not included in a
collective assessment of impairment.
If there is objective evidence that an impairment loss on financial assets carried at amortised cost has been
incurred, the amount of the loss is measured as the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the
present value of estimated future cash flows discounted at the financial asset’s original effective interest rate. If
a loan has a variable interest rate, the discount rate for measuring any impairment loss is the current effective
interest rate. The carrying amount of the asset is reduced through the use of an allowance account. The
impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss.
When the asset becomes uncollectible, the carrying amount of impaired financial asset is reduced directly or if
an amount was charged to the allowance account, the amounts charged to the allowance account are written off
against the carrying value of the financial asset.
