Treasurer’s Report 司庫報告 The Education University of Hong Kong Annual Report 2021-2022 70 Treasurer’s Report 司庫報告 Report of the Treasurer to the Council on the Group’s Financial Statements for the Year ended 30 June 2022 Overview Over the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic continued to put tremendous pressure on the University’s operations. For example, few face-to-face lectures could be arranged during the fourth and fifth waves of the pandemic. International activities were also affected, as there were restrictions or barriers to travel and some countries even experienced lockdowns. Fortunately, with the help of technology, the University was able to carry out most of its teaching and research activities online. On the administration side, the University stepped up precautionary measures, such as additional security and cleaning services to maintain a safe campus for students and staff. On the financial side, the University allocated additional resources in developing technology to facilitate online teaching and further enhance education mobility. Even though the last few pandemic-affected years have been challenging for the University, it has still been able to maintain its financial strength to fulfil its mission. In 2021/22, at the University level, an overall net deficit of HK$31 million was recorded for the year, mainly incurred by University Grants Committee (“UGC”)-funded activities. A small surplus was derived from non-UGC-funded activities. At the Group level, the net deficit reduced slightly to HK$30 million offset by a small surplus of about HK$0.5 million generated from The EdUHK Schools Limited (“Schools Limited”). Operating Results and Financial Position The Group adopted the Hong Kong Financial Reporting Standards (“HKFRS”) issued by the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Statement of Recommended Practice (“SORP”) for the UGC-funded Institutions in Hong Kong. Note 1 of the Consolidated Financial Statements shows the details of the significant accounting policies adopted by the Group. Income The total income for the Group amounted to HK$1.9 billion, lower than that of last year by HK$87 million. At University level, total income for the year dropped to HK$1.84 billion, HK$86 million or around 4.5% less compared to 2020/21. Tuition, programmes and other University fees increased by HK$14 million, mainly from non-UGC-funded programmes. Donations and benefactions increased by about HK$12 million to HK$104 million. Interest and net investment income incurred a loss of about HK$41 million against a gain of HK$78 million last year. The substantial losses recorded in our investment portfolios were mainly due to major corrections in the equity market in fear of tight monetary policy and rapid increase in interest rates in the United States and Europe which might result in global recession and a fall in corporates’ profitability. 香港教育大學司庫致校董會於二零二二年六月三十日止 的年度財務報告 概覽 過去一年，新型冠狀病毒肺炎疫情持續為本校的運作帶 來巨大壓力。舉例而言，在第四波和第五波疫情期間， 難以進行面授課堂；由於部分國家設有旅遊限制，甚至 執行封城措施，國際交流活動亦受影響。可幸在科技的 協助下，本校可在網上進行大部分教學與研究活動。在 行政方面，本校提升防疫措施，加強保安及清潔服務， 為學生和教職員提供整潔安全的校園環境。在財政方 面，本校撥出額外資源開發新科技，以促進網上教學， 進一步提高教育的流動性。儘管過去幾年，疫情帶來眾 多挑戰，但本校仍能保持財務實力，繼續履行使命。 二零二一至二二年度，本校錄得淨赤字三千一百萬元， 主要源自大學教育資助委員會（「教資會」）的資助項目、 而非教資會資助項目則帶來少量盈餘。本集團錄得三千 萬元淨赤字，當中香港教育大學附屬學校有限公司（「學 校有限公司」）錄得五十萬元的少量盈餘，抵銷了少許赤 字。 營運業績及財務狀況 本集團採納香港會計師公會頒布的香港財務報告準則 （「財務準則」），以及教資會資助大學的建議準則（「建議 準則」）。本校綜合財務報表附註一，羅列了本集團採用 的主要會計政策細則。 收入 本集團的總收入為十九億元，較去年度減少八千七百萬 元。 本校的整體收入為十八億四千萬元，較二零二零至二一 年度下跌了八千六百萬元，降幅約為百分之四點五。 學費、課程及其他收費增加了一千四百萬元，增幅主 要來自非教資會資助課程；捐款及捐助上升約一千二百 萬元，達至一億零四百萬元；相對於去年淨收入的 七千八百萬元，本年度的利息及投資淨收益項目錄得約 四千一百萬元的虧損。虧損主要來自投資組合中的股 票。股票市場去年的大幅度調整，源於市場憂慮美國及 歐洲的貨幣緊縮和加息政策，可能造成經濟衰退及影響 上市公司盈利。
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