Poll results: Financial Reporting

Current time: 2024-03-19 16:51:24
Closing time: 2007-11-05 12:00:00
Time remaining: Poll closed

Introduction

Please read our article on the Stock Exchange's financial reporting proposals, and then answer the following questions in our poll. If you have any additional views, then please make a direct submission to pfr@hkex.com.hk.


1. What should the deadline be for annual audited financial statements?

Answer Responses Share
60 days / 2 months 251 52.8%
90 days / 3 months 195 41.1%
4 months (current deadline) 29 6.1%
Total 475 100.0%

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2. Do you agree that quarterly reports should be mandatory?

Answer Responses Share
Yes 432 90.6%
No 45 9.4%
Total 477 100.0%

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3. Do you agree that 1st and 3rd quarter reports, if introduced, should have the same format as interim (2nd quarter) reports?

Answer Responses Share
Yes 412 89.4%
No 49 10.6%
Total 461 100.0%

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4. Do you agree that the very condensed financial statements proposed by SEHK are unacceptable, and that the 3 quarterly financial statements should follow the annual format with exclusions as proposed in our article?

Answer Responses Share
Yes 388 86.4%
No 61 13.6%
Total 449 100.0%

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5. Do you agree that all companies should comply with the new requirements at the same time?

Answer Responses Share
Yes 417 90.1%
No 46 9.9%
Total 463 100.0%

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6. Do you agree that all requirements should take effect for periods ending on or after 30th June 2008?

Answer Responses Share
Yes 402 88.5%
No 52 11.5%
Total 454 100.0%

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7. Do you agree that quarterly reports should just be filed electronically, not printed and mailed too?

Answer Responses Share
Yes 370 79.9%
No 93 20.1%
Total 463 100.0%

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8. Do you agree that hard-copy mailing lists should move to an opt-in basis as proposed in our article?

Answer Responses Share
Yes 438 94.4%
No 26 5.6%
Total 464 100.0%

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