| Financial year |
Basic earnings
per share*
(HK$) |
Total dividend
per share
(HK$) |
Interim dividend |
Second Interim dividend /
Final dividend |
Amount
(HK$) |
Payment date |
Amount
(HK$) |
Payment date |
| 2023 |
9.37 |
8.41 |
4.50 |
12 September 2023 |
3.91 |
27 March 2024 |
| 2022 |
7.96 |
7.14 |
3.45 |
14 September 2022 |
3.69 |
22 March 2023 |
| 2021 |
9.91
|
8.87
|
4.69 |
13 September 2021 |
4.18 |
23 March 2022 |
| 2020 |
9.11 |
8.17 |
3.71 |
15 September 2020 |
4.46 |
23 March 2021 |
| 2019 |
7.49 |
6.71 |
3.72^ |
26 September 2019 |
2.99 ^ |
15 April 2020 |
| 2018 |
7.50 |
6.71 |
3.64^ |
20 September 2018 |
3.07 ^ |
15 April 2019 |
| 2017 |
6.03 |
5.40 |
2.55^ |
21 September 2017 |
2.85 ^ |
1 June 2018 |
| 2016 |
4.76 |
4.25 |
2.21^ |
23 September 2016 |
2.04 ^ |
2 June 2017 |
| 2015 |
6.70 |
5.95 |
3.08^ |
24 September 2015 |
2.87 ^ |
2 June 2016 |
| 2014 |
4.44 |
3.98 |
1.83^ |
22 September 2014 |
2.15 ^ |
5 June 2015 |
| 2013 |
3.95 |
3.54 |
1.82^ |
30 September 2013 |
1.72 ^ |
27 May 2014 |
| 2012 |
3.75 |
3.31 |
1.85^ |
21 September 2012 |
1.46 ^ |
31 May 2013 |
| 2011 |
4.71 |
4.25 |
2.16^ |
6 October 2011 |
2.09 ^ |
29 May 2012 |
| 2010 |
4.66 |
4.20 |
1.89 |
8 September 2010 |
2.31 ^ |
27 May 2011 |
| 2009 |
4.36 |
3.93 |
1.84 |
9 September 2009 |
2.09 |
3 May 2010 |
| 2008 |
4.76 |
4.29 |
2.49 |
11 September 2008 |
1.80 |
5 May 2009 |
| 2007 |
5.76 |
5.19 |
1.79 |
18 September 2007 |
3.40 |
9 May 2008 |
| 2006 |
2.36 |
2.13 |
0.94 |
19 September 2006 |
1.19 |
8 May 2007 |
| 2005 |
1.26 |
1.13 |
0.49 |
15 September 2005 |
0.64 |
8 May 2006 |
| 2004 |
1.00 |
0.90 |
0.43 |
13 September 2004 |
0.47 |
25 April 2005 |
| 2003 |
0.66 |
2.28 |
0.18 |
15 September 2003 |
0.42
(final)
1.68
(special) |
14 April 2004 |
| 2002 |
0.56 |
0.51 |
0.08 |
12 September 2002 |
0.43 |
25 April 2003 |
| 2001 |
0.70 |
0.33 |
0.08 |
15 October 2001 |
0.25 |
22 April 2002 |
| 2000 |
0.84 |
0.33 |
0.08 |
12 October 2000 |
0.25 |
3 May 2001 |
* Certain prior year figures have been restated following the adoption of new/revised Hong Kong Financial Reporting
Standards and shares issued upon placement at a discount in December 2012.
^ With scrip alternative