貿易通 2020 年年報

Chairman’s Statement (Continued) 主席報告書（續） 14 Tradelink Electronic Commerce Limited Annual Report 2020 前景（續） 最後，我們對於中國聯營公司南方的業務會否於 二零二一年恢復盈利存疑。儘管其業務出現改善 跡象，並於二零二零年下半年稍為回升，使其全 年虧損較上半年少，惟完全復甦預期將為一個漫 長並充滿不確定性的過程。自該公司終止其最賺 錢的小船艙單報關服務起，南方已將業務重點放 在競標中國海關及其他相關監管機構的政府項目 上，當中競爭十分激烈。如前所述，由於南方與 其一名股東發生法律糾紛，其聲譽已受到負面影 響。因此，該公司將需要時間重建其信譽及重新 取得其客戶╱合作夥伴的信任。此等為南方管理 層面對的實際問題，在中短期內，有關問題將影 響其業務。然而，鑑於該公司致力克服該等挑 戰，我們希望於二零二一年，本集團應佔南方虧 損將有所收窄。 股息 一如既往，我們以股東利益為上。由於本集團依 然並無債務，且現金儲備穩健，經扣除 DTTNCo 與 二零二零年的稅項虧損有關的遞延稅項支出港幣 700,000 元後，本公司董事會（「董事會」）決定建議 派付本集團溢利港幣 73,500,000 元的近 100% 。此 代表末期股息每股 7.25 港仙。連同二零二零年上 半年派付的中期股息每股 1.95 港仙，將使二零二 零年全年股息總額為每股 9.2 港仙，較二零一九年 股息總額每股 9.8 港仙減少 6.1% 。 Prospects (Continued) Finally, regarding our PRC associate Nanfang, we are doubtful that its business will return to profitability in 2021. Though the business displayed signs of improvement and caught up slightly in the second half of the year, hence lowering its whole year loss in 2020 compared to the first half of the year, complete recovery is expected to be a long, drawn out process with uncertainty along the way. Since cessation of the company’s most profitable river manifest declaration service, Nanfang has focused its operations on bidding for Government projects from PRC Customs and other related regulatory bodies, for which there is a lot of competition. As mentioned earlier, Nanfang’s reputation has suffered a negative blow as the result of a legal dispute with one of its shareholders. The company will consequently need time to rebuild its credibility and to regain confidence of its customers/partners. These are practical issues faced by the management of Nanfang that will affect their business in the short to medium term. However, with the company commitment to overcoming these challenges, we hope that the Group’s share of loss from Nanfang will narrow somewhat in 2021. Dividends As always, we make shareholders’ interests our priority. As the Group remains debt free and has a healthy cash reserve, the board of directors of the Company (“Board” or “Board of Directors”) has decided to recommend a nearly 100% payout of the Group’s profit of HK$73.5 million after excluding the last tranche of DTTNCo’s deferred tax charges at HK$0.7 million relating to tax loss for 2020. This means a final dividend of HK 7.25 cents per share. Together with the interim dividend payout of HK 1.95 cents per share for the first half of 2020, the total dividend for the entire year of 2020 will be HK 9.2 cents per share, 6.1% lower than the total dividend of HK 9.8 cents per share for 2019.