1999 $'000	1998 $'000
Revenue (note3)	2,913,177	2,653,690
Operating costs (note 4)	(2,578,692)	(2,351,010)
Operating profit	334,485	302,680
Other income (note 5)	63,199	36,753
Interest expenses (note 6)	(24,002)	(26,416)
Profit before taxation	373,682	313,017
Provision for taxation (note 7)	(46,058)	(51,476)
Profit after taxation	327,624	261,541
Dividend (note 8)	(98,287)	(78,462)
Profit retained	229,337	183,079
Rate of return on fixed assets(note 9)	36.1%	28.8%
Leung Cham Tim General Manager, Electrical and Mechanical Services Trading Fund 8 September 1999