| Year ended December 31, | ||||||||
| 2016 | 2015 | |||||||
| % | % | |||||||
| Statutory rate | 16.5 | 16.5 | ||||||
| Non-deductible expenses | (11 | ) | (11 | ) | ||||
| Valuation allowance in respect of net operating losses | (7 | ) | (7 | ) | ||||
| Valuation allowance in respect of temporary differences | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||||||
| Effective rate | - | - | ||||||
| As of December 31, | ||||||||||||
| 2016 | 2016 | 2015 | ||||||||||
| US$’000 | HK$’000 | HK$’000 | ||||||||||
| Taxable temporary differences in respect of property, plant and equipment | (3 | ) | (23 | ) | (11 | ) | ||||||
| Operating losses carry forward | 26 | 203 | 154 | |||||||||
| Valuation allowance (Note) | (23 | ) | (180 | ) | (143 | ) | ||||||
| Net deferred tax liabilities | - | - | - | |||||||||
| Note: | Valuation allowance was made for deferred tax (liabilities) assets arisen from tax benefit in respect of deductible temporary differences amounting to HK$136,000 (US$17,000) and HK$67,000 as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively and tax losses carried forward amounting to HK$1,232,000 (US$158,000) and HK$934 ,000 as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, as it is more likely than not that the assets will not be realized. The net change in valuation allowance for the year ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 was an increase of HK38,000 (US$5,000) and HK$44 ,000, respectively. |