Asia-Pacific Strategic Investments Limited - Annual Report 2021

Notes to the Financial Statements For the financial year ended 30 June 2021

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Summary of significant accounting policies (continued)

2.10 Impairment of non-financial assets (continued)

(b)

Intangible assets Property, plant and equipment Right-of-use ("ROU") assets Investments in subsidiary corporations (continued)

The difference between the carrying amount and recoverable amount is recognised as an impairment loss in profit or loss, unless the asset is carried at revalued amount, in which case, such impairment loss is treated as revaluation decrease. An impairment loss for an asset other than goodwill is reversed if, and only if, there has been a change in the estimates used to determine the asset’s recoverable amount since the last impairment loss was recognised. The carrying amount of this asset is increased to its revised recoverable amount, provided that this amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined (net of any accumulated amortisation or depreciation) had no impairment loss been recognised for the asset in prior years. A reversal of impairment loss for an asset other than goodwill is recognised in profit or loss.

2.11 Financial assets

(a)

Classification and measurement

The Group classifies its financial assets in the following measurement categories:

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Amortised cost;

Fair value through other comprehensive income (“FVOCI”); and

Fair value through profit or loss (“FVPL”).

The classification depends on the Group’s business model for managing the financial assets as well as the contractual terms of the cash flows of the financial asset.

The Group reclassifies debt instruments when and only when its business model for managing those assets changes.

At initial recognition

At initial recognition, the Group measures a financial asset at its fair value plus, in the case of a financial asset not at FVPL, transaction costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition of the financial asset. Transaction costs of financial assets carried at FVPL are expensed in profit or loss.

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