Annual Report 2020

147 Notes to the Financial Statements Miramar Hotel and Investment Company, Limited Annual Report 2020 10 Investment properties, other property, plant and equipment (Continued) (b) Fair value measurement of investment properties (i) Fair value hierarchy The fair value of the Group’s investment properties were measured at the end of the reporting period on a recurring basis, categorised into the three-level fair value hierarchy as defined in HKFRS 13, Fair value measurement . The level into which a fair value measurement is classified is determined with reference to the observability and significance of the inputs used in the valuation technique as follows: – Level 1 valuations: Fair value measured using only Level 1 inputs, i.e. unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities at the measurement date. – Level 2 valuations: Fair value measured using Level 2 inputs, i.e. observable inputs which fail to meet Level 1, and not using significant unobservable inputs. Unobservable inputs are inputs for which market data are not available. – Level 3 valuations: Fair value measured using significant unobservable inputs. The fair values of the Group’s investment properties were measured using Level 3 inputs. During the years ended 31 December 2020 and 2019, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2, or transfers into or out of Level 3. The Group’s policy is to recognise transfers between levels of fair value hierarchy as at the end of the reporting period in which they occur. All of the Group’s investment properties were revalued as at 31 December 2020 and 2019. The valuations were carried out by an independent firm of surveyors, Cushman & Wakefield Limited, who have among their staff Members of the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors with recent experience in the location and category of property being valued. The Group’s management has reviewed the valuation results performed by the independent surveyors for financial reporting purposes by verifying all major inputs and assumptions, and assessing the reasonableness of property valuation. Such valuation is performed at each interim and annual reporting date and is reviewed and approved by senior management.