09:22 ARGOS ENT<08022> - Yearly Results Announcement (2) All significant intra-group transactions and balances have been eliminated on consolidation. Minority interests represent the interests of outside shareholders in the operating results and net assets of subsidiaries. 2. Turnover and revenue The Group is engaged in the rendering of bus services through public routes, tourist routes, hire-a-bus and employee services, sightseeing ticket sales and tours, sub-contracting and rental of midi-buses and taxis as well as management fee. Revenue recognised during the Relevant Period is as follows: For the year ended 31st December 2004 2003 HK$'000 HK$'000 Turnover Public routes 83,386 66,323 Tourist routes 10,080 6,638 "Hire-a-Bus' and employee services 9,542 12,542 Sightseeing ticket sales and tours 326 1,494 Sub-contracting 13,591 10,651 Rental 571 528 Management fee 1,868 2 ------- ------- 119,364 98,178 ------- ------- Other revenues Advertising income on fleet body 4,134 2,541 Subsidy from local authority 3,730 3,988 Repair service income 333 - Sundries 1,165 645 ------- ------- 9,362 7,174 ------- ------- Total revenue 128,726 105,352 ======= ======= 3. Earnings per share The calculation of the basic earnings per share is based on profit from the ordinary activities attributable to shareholders for the year ended 31st December 2004 of HK$1,723,000 (2003 : HK$148,000)and on 180,000,000 shares in issue during the year (2003: 180,000,000 shares) Diluted earnings per share is not presented as there was no dilutive potential ordinary shares in existence during the year ended 31st December 2004 (2003: Nil). 4. Extract of the report of the auditors Basis of our opinion We planned our audit so as to obtain all the information and explanations which we considered necessary in in order to provide us with sufficeient evidence to give reasonable assurance as to whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement. In forming our opinion we also evaluated the overall adequacy of the presentation of the information in the financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. Qualified opinion arising from non-compliance of The Rules Governing the Listing of Secutities on the Growth Enterprise Market of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited In accordance with Chapter 19 of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Growth Enterprise Market of the Stock Exchange of Hong Limited, the Company was required to disclose its acquisition of this subsidiary company, Xuzhou China International Travel Service Limited, in the People's Republic of China on 18th August 2004, but no such disclosure was made by the Company. Such non-disclosure may constitute a breach of the Listing Rules of the GEM. Except for that the Company did not comply with the disclosure requirement of the Listing Rules of GEM, in our opinion the financial statements give a true and fair view of the state of the Group's and of the Company's affairs as at 31st December 2004 and of the Group's profit and cash flows for the year then ended and have been properly prepared in accordance with the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance.