杭汽轮B:关于企业会计政策变更的公告(英文版)2019-03-29
Stock Code: 200771 Stock ID: Hangqilun B Announcement No. 2019-24
Hangzhou Steam Turbine Co., Ltd.
Announcement on Changes in Accounting Policy
The members of the Board and the Company acknowledge being responsible for the truthfulness,
accuracy, and completeness of the announcement. Not any false record, misleading statement or
significant omission carried in this announcement.
Important prompts
This change in accounting policy only will affect the presented contents in the statement and will
not cause changes in the Company's total assets, owner's equity and net profits.
Hangzhou Steam Turbine Co., Ltd. held the 31st meeting of the 7th Meeting Board of
Directors and the 14th meeting of Board of Supervisors of the Company on March 27, 2019, in
which the “Proposal on the Changes in Accounting Policy” was reviewed and passed. This
accounting policy changes does not need to be submitted to the shareholders’ meeting for
consideration, and the details are announced as follows:
I. Overview of this accounting policy changes
(1) Reasons for the change in the accounting policy
The Ministry of Finance of the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the
“Ministry of Finance”) issued the revised “No. 22 Accounting Standards for Business
Enterprises-Recognition and Measurement of Financial Instruments”, “ No. 23 Accounting
Standards for Business Enterprises – Transfer of Financial Assets”, " No. 24 Accounting Standards
for Business Enterprises-Hedging Accounting" and "No. 37 Accounting Standards for Business
Enterprises-Presentation of Financial Instruments" (the above four standards are hereinafter
referred to as "Guidelines for New Financial Instruments") in 2017, required the domestic listed
companies to implement the above accounting standards from January 1, 2019.
(II) The accounting policy adopted before changes and the accounting policy adopted after
changes
1. The Accounting Policy adopted before the changes
Before the changes of the accounting policy, the Company implemented in accordance with
the "Enterprise Accounting Standards-Basic Standards" issued by the Ministry of Finance and the
various specific accounting standards, application guidelines for business accounting standards,
corporate accounting standards interpretation announcements and other relevant regulations.
(II) The accounting policy adopted before changes and the accounting policy adopted after
changes
1. The Accounting Policy adopted before the changes
Before the changes of the accounting policy, the Company implemented in accordance with
the "Enterprise Accounting Standards-Basic Standards" issued by the Ministry of Finance and the
various specific accounting standards, application guidelines for business accounting standards,
corporate accounting standards interpretation announcements and other relevant regulations.
II. The content changes in this accounting policy changes
According to the new financial instrument guidelines revised and promulgated by the
Ministry of Finance in 2017, the main changes according to the new financial instrument
guidelines are as follows:
1. As the basis for judging the classification of financial assets uses the “business model” of
financial assets held by enterprises and the “cash flow characteristics of financial assets contracts”,
the financial assets are classified into three categories, namely “financial assets measured at
amortized costs”, “financial assets measured at fair value and its changes accounted into other
comprehensive income” and “financial assets measured at fair value and its changes accounted
into the current profits or losses”.
2. The accounting treatment of financial assets impairment is revised from the
“already-incurred losses method” to the “expected loss method”, which requires consideration of
the future expected credit losses of financial assets, so that the provision for impairment of
financial assets can be made more timely and in full;
3. Adjust the accounting treatment of non-trading equity instrument investments, allowing
enterprises to designate the non-trading equity instrument investments to be measured at fair value
and their changes are included in other comprehensive income, but the designation is irrevocable
and shall not make the accumulated fair value changes previously included in other
comprehensive income be included in the current profits or losses where making the disposal.
4. Further clarify the judgment principle of financial asset transfer and its accounting
treatment;
5. The hedging accounting standards emphasize more on the organic combination of hedging
accounting and enterprise risk management activities, so as to better reflect the risk management
activities of the enterprise.
III. The impact of this accounting policy changes on the Company
The company will implement the new financial instrument guidelines from January 1, 2019.
According to the commencement rules of the new financial instrument standards, the Company
does not make retrospective adjustments to the comparative statements for the same period of the
previous year, and only adjusts the retained earnings or other comprehensive income at the
beginning of the period. The implementation of the above new financial instrument standards is
not expected to have a significant impact on the Company's financial statements. The company
carries out the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the new financial
instruments guidelines from the first quarter of 2019.
IV. Explanation by the Board of Directors on the rationality of the accounting policy
change
The Board of Directors considered that: this accounting policy changes is a reasonable
changes according to the latest accounting standards revised and promulgated by the Ministry of
Finance. The accounting policy after changes is in compliance with relevant regulations and can
objectively and fairly reflect the Company's financial status and operating results; The policy
change does not affect the Company's net profit and owner's equity in the current year, nor involve
retrospective adjustments in previous years, and there is no situation jeopardizing the interests of
the Company and all shareholders of the Company.
V. Opinions by independent directors and board of supervisors
The independent directors considered that: The Company makes corresponding changes to
the Company's accounting policy in accordance with the newly revised and promulgated corporate
accounting standards by the Ministry of Finance, and makes corresponding adjustments to related
items and their amounts, which is in line with the Company's actual situation and is in line with
the relevant provisions of the Ministry of Finance. The decision-making procedure for this
accounting policy change complies with relevant laws, regulations and the relevant provisions of
the Company's "Articles of Association", and it does not harm the interests of the Company and
the minority shareholders.
The Board of Supervisors considered that: this accounting policy changes is a reasonable
change and adjustment according to the regulations promulgated by the Ministry of Finance, the
implementation of accounting policy changes can objectively and fairly reflect the Company's
financial status and operating results; the relevant decision-making procedures are in compliance
with relevant laws and regulations and the Company’s Articles of Association, with that there is no
situation jeopardizing the interests of the Company and its shareholders. The company's board of
supervisors agreed to this accounting policy changes.
This announcement is hereby made.
The Board of Directors of Hangzhou Steam Turbine Co., Ltd.
March 29, 2019