Annual Report 2018

131 年報 ANNUAL REPORT 2018 董事會報告書 REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (continued) Tenancy Agreement (continued) The Continuing Connected Transaction has been reviewed by the independent non-executive Directors who have confirmed that the Continuing Connected Transaction has been entered into: (a) in the ordinary and usual course of business of the Group; (b) on no rma l comme r c i a l t e rms o r t e rms no l es s favourable to the Group than terms available to or from independent third parties; (c) according to the tenancy agreement and relevant agreements governing them on terms that are fair and reasonable and in the interests of the Company and its Shareholders as a whole; and (d) the aggregate amount of rent payable by the Group to Shougang HK and its subsidiaries (“Shougang HK group”), was HK$1,974,000 during the year 2018. The said rent payable by the Group to Shougang HK group did not exceed the limit of annual rental cap of HK$1,974,000 for the first seven months during the year 2018. Pursuant to Rule 14A.56 of the Listing Rules, the Board engaged the external auditor of the Company to report on the Continuing Connected Transaction. The external auditor of the Company has issued an unqualified letter containing their conclusions in respect of the Continuing Connected Transaction. The independent non-executive Directors have reviewed the Continuing Connected Transaction and the auditor’s letter confirmed that the transaction had been entered into by the Company in the ordinary and usual course of its business, on normal commercial terms, on terms no less favourable to the Group than terms available to or from independent third parties, and in accordance with the agreement governing such transaction on terms that are fair and reasonable and in the interests of the Shareholders as a whole. 有關連人士交易 （續） 租賃協議 （續） 本公司之持續關連交易已由獨立非執行董事審 閱及確認持續關連交易已經訂立如下： (a) 屬本集團之一般及日常業務範圍； (b) 已按一般商務條款進行，對本集團而言 該等交易的條款並不遜於獨立第三方可 取得或提供的條款； (c) 根據該租賃協議及其他有關交易的協議 條款進行，而交易條款屬公平合理並符 合本公司及其股東的整體利益；及 (d) 於二零一八年度，按本集團付予首控香 港及其附屬公司（「首控香港集團」）的租 金總額為港幣 1,974,000 元。前述的本集 團付予首控香港集團的租金於二零一八 年首七個月不超過年度租金上限港幣 1,974,000 元。 根據上市規則第 14A.56 條，董事會已委任本 公司之外聘核數師就持續關連交易作出報告。 本公司之外聘核數師已發出包含其對持續關連 交易的總結之無保留意見的函件。獨立非執行 董事已對持續關連交易及外聘核數師函件作出 審閱，並確認該等已經訂立之交易屬本公司一 般及日常業務範圍、已按一般商務條款進行、 該等條款並不遜於獨立第三方可取得或提供的 條款，以及根據有關交易的協議條款進行，而 交易條款屬公平合理並符合股東的整體利益。