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HKFRS News 

Feb 2008  

In this newsletter, we look at the following topic:
  
HKFRS 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures - Frequently asked questions (Part II)
   
These frequently asked questions ("FAQs") relate to the application of HKFRS 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures.  These follow on from the first set of HKFRS 7 FAQs published in the HKFRS News of November 2006 and highlight:

  • the scope of HKFRS 7;
  • fair value disclosures;
  • defaults and breaches;
  • hedge accounting disclosures; and
  • some risk disclosures such as credit risk, liquidity risk and market risk.

HKFRS 7 is applicable for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2007.       
            
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Note: HKFRS has converged with IFRS effective from 1 January 2005.  Contents contained in this newsletter are relevant to both HKFRS preparers and IFRS preparers.

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