©©2004DeloitteToucheTohmatsu2004DeloitteToucheTohmatsu1©©2004DeloitteToucheTohmatsu2004DeloitteToucheTohmatsu2TopicsWeWillCoverThisMorningTopicsWeWillCoverThisMorningPRCEconomyandCapitalMarketsPRCEconomyandCapitalMarketsSourcesofPRCGAAPSourcesofPRCGAAPPRCGAAP:ProgresstoDatePRCGAAP:ProgresstoDatePRCGAAP:Prospects2003PRCGAAP:Prospects2003--20042004DifferencesBetweenIFRSandPRCDifferencesBetweenIFRSandPRCGAAPGAAPStudyofProFormaPRCGAAPStudyofProFormaPRCGAAPFinancialStatementsFinancialStatements©©2004DeloitteToucheTohmatsu2004DeloitteToucheTohmatsu3PRCEconomyPRCEconomyChinaChina’’sGDPisUS$1,000,000,000,000sGDPisUS$1,000,000,000,000(onetrillionUSdollars).(onetrillionUSdollars).Grown4timessince1979.Grown4timessince1979.USAGDPisaboutUS$10trillion.USAGDPisaboutUS$10trillion.2003:Growthof8.5%isexpected.2003:Growthof8.5%isexpected.Chinaranks4Chinaranks4ththbehindEU(US$7.8trillion)behindEU(US$7.8trillion)andJapan(US$4.7trillion).andJapan(US$4.7trillion).HKandTaiwaneachareanother$200HKandTaiwaneachareanother$200billion(ChinawouldtotalUS$1.4trillion).billion(ChinawouldtotalUS$1.4trillion).©©2004DeloitteToucheTohmatsu2004DeloitteToucheTohmatsu4Inflationislow:under1%in2002.Inflationislow:under1%in2002.ReservesofforeigncurrenciesareReservesofforeigncurrenciesarenowUS$400billionnowUS$400billion––40%more40%morethanoneyearago,whichitselfwasthanoneyearago,whichitselfwasarecord.arecord.Foreigntrade(imports+exports)Foreigntrade(imports+exports)US$800billionin2003.US$800billionin2003.PRCEconomyPRCEconomy©©2004DeloitteToucheTohmatsu2004DeloitteToucheTohmatsu5Around450,000foreignAround450,000foreign--ownedownedcompanies.companies.HHighestighestforeigndirectinvestmentinforeigndirectinvestmentintheWorldin2002:theWorldin2002:EvenmorethaninvestmentinEvenmorethaninvestmentinUS.US.US$50billionexpectedin2003.US$50billionexpectedin2003.PRCEconomyPRCEconomy©©2004DeloitteToucheTohmatsu2004DeloitteToucheTohmatsu6PRCCapitalMarketsPRCCapitalMarketsShenzhenandShanghaiStockShenzhenandShanghaiStockExchanges:Exchanges:1992:50listedcompanies.1992:50listedcompanies.Sept.2003:1,273listedcompanies.Sept.2003:1,273listedcompanies.2/3oflistedsharesheldbytheState,1/3by2/3oflistedsharesheldbytheState,1/3byindividuals,littlebyinstitutions.(InUS,75%individuals,littlebyinstitutions.(InUS,75%ismanagedbyinstitutionalinvestorsismanagedbyinstitutionalinvestorsTwoclassesofsharestrade:Twoclassesofsharestrade:““AA””––soldtoChineseinvestorsinRMB.soldtoChineseinvestorsinRMB.““BB””––soldtoforeigninvestorsin$.soldtoforeigninvestorsin$.©©2004DeloitteToucheTohmatsu2004DeloitteToucheTohmatsu7PRCCapitalMarketsPRCCapitalMarketsMarketcap2PRCexchangesOct.2003:Marketcap2PRCexchangesOct.2003:““AA””++““BB””:US$490billion.:US$490billion.Incomparison:Incomparison:HongKongSEHongKongSEUS$657billionUS$657billionAustralianSEAustralianSEUS$501billionUS$501billionSingaporeSESingaporeSEUS$140billionUS$140billionNASDAQNASDAQUS$2,644billionUS$2,644billionNYSENYSEUS$10,114billionUS$10,114billionRecentGoldmanSachspubliccomment:RecentGoldmanSachspubliccomment:““AA””andand““BB””sharemarketsarelikelytobesharemarketsarelikelytobemergedwithinthenexttwoyears.mergedwithinthenexttwoyears.©©2004DeloitteToucheTohmatsu2004DeloitteToucheTohmatsu8PRCCapitalMarketsPRCCapitalMarketsStatutoryreporting:Statutoryreporting:AllcompaniesmustusePRCGAAPAllcompaniesmustusePRCGAAP(principallydevelopedbyMOF).(principallydevelopedbyMOF).AdditionalreportingtoforeignAdditionalreportingtoforeigninvestors:investors:““BB””Shares:Shares:111companies:MustuseIAS.111companies:MustuseIAS.AregulationadoptedDec.2001wouldAregulationadoptedDec.2001wouldhaverequiredIASforhaverequiredIASfor““AA””shareIPOsandshareIPOsandsecondaryofferings(+Bigsecondaryofferings(+Big--4audits).4audits).WithdrawnMarch2002(politicalpressure).WithdrawnMarch2002(politicalpressure).©©2004DeloitteToucheTohmatsu2004DeloitteToucheTohmatsu9PRCCapitalMarketsPRCCapitalMarketsForeigninvestorscanbuyForeigninvestorscanbuy““AA””shares:shares:StartedDecember2002.StartedDecember2002.Onlythelargestglobalbanks,investmentOnlythelargestglobalbanks,investmentbankers,insurancecompanies,mutualbankers,insurancecompanies,mutualfunds(knownasQualifiedForeignfunds(knownasQualifiedForeignInstitutionalInvestors,orQFII).InstitutionalInvestors,orQFII).AndonlyifapprovedbyCSRCandSAFE.AndonlyifapprovedbyCSRCandSAFE.Ifthisprogramworks,itislikelytobeIfthisprogramworks,itislikelytobeexpandedtomoreinvestorgroups.expandedtomoreinvestorgroups.PressureforIASfinancialstatements.PressureforIASfinancialstatements.©©2004DeloitteToucheTohmatsu2004DeloitteToucheTohmatsu10PRCCapitalMarketsPRCCapitalMarketsAlso,foreigninvestorscanbuyAlso,foreigninvestorscanbuy““StateState--OwnedOwned””andand““CorporateCorporate””shares:shares:Limitedcircumstances.Limitedcircumstances.JointannouncementofMOF,CSRC,JointannouncementofMOF,CSRC,andStateEconomicandTradeandStateEconomicandTradeCommission.Commission.AmountstoAmou