PCCW loss balloons under US rules


  • Business
  • Thursday, 03 Jul 2003

HONG KONG: The territory's dominant fixed-line phone company said yesterday that the 2002 net loss its reported to US regulators was nearly seven times what it reported here due to different accounting standards. 

In a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, PCCW Ltd – whose shares are also traded as American Depository Receipts (ADRs) – reported a 2002 net loss of HK$52bil (US$6.67bil) using US generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). 

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