CHINA MOBILE HONG KONG LTD
F-3/A, EX-12.1, 2000-10-30
Previous: CHINA MOBILE HONG KONG LTD, F-3/A, EX-10.48, 2000-10-30
Next: CHINA MOBILE HONG KONG LTD, F-3/A, EX-23.4, 2000-10-30



<PAGE>   1
                                                                    EXHIBIT 12.1

                          CHINA MOBILE (HONG KONG) LTD
               COMPUTATION OF RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
                             PREPARED UNDER US GAAP
                             (RENMINBI IN MILLIONS)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                                Six months
                                                                   Year ended December 31,                    ended June 30,
                                                    -------------------------------------------------------   --------------
                                                    1995        1996        1997        1998        1999          2000
                                                    -------------------------------------------------------   --------------
<S>                                                 <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>
     Profit before
         taxes and minority interest                 6,464       7,411       9,571       13,548      11,482      11,690

     Fixed charges:
         Interest expenses                              46          33         119          142         396         307
         Interest capitalized                          149         181         187          315         210          89
         Representative
            interest in rental expense                  32          59         100          161         218         142
                                                    -------------------------------------------------------   --------------

(1)  Total fixed charges (B)                          227          273         406          618         824         538
                                                    -------------------------------------------------------   --------------
(2)  Less: fixed charges capitalized                 (149)        (181)       (187)        (315)       (210)        (89)
                                                    -------------------------------------------------------   --------------
                                      (1)-(2)          78           92         219          303         614         449

     Earnings before                                -------------------------------------------------------   --------------
         taxes and fixed charges (A)                6,542        7,503       9,790       13,851      12,096      12,139
                                                    =======================================================   ==============

     Ratio of earnings                              -------------------------------------------------------   --------------
         to fixed charges (A)/(B)                    28.8         27.5        24.1         22.4        14.7        22.6
                                                    =======================================================   ==============
</TABLE>


<PAGE>   2
                          CHINA MOBILE (HONG KONG) LTD
               COMPUTATION OF RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
                             PREPARED UNDER HK GAAP
                             (RENMINBI IN MILLIONS)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                      Six months
                                                                Year ended December 31,             ended June 30,
                                              ---------------------------------------------------   --------------
                                                1995       1996       1997       1998       1999         2000
                                              ---------------------------------------------------   --------------
<S>                                           <C>        <C>       <C>        <C>        <C>         <C>
     Profit before taxes and
       minority interest                       4,954      4,941     5,953      9,387      6,444         12,742

     Fixed charges:
       Interest expenses                          89        167       175        160        343            335
       Interest capitalized                      106         47       112        147        143             61
       Representative interest in
         rental expense                           21         41        76        100        180            142

                                              ---------------------------------------------------   --------------
(1)  Total fixed charges (B)                     216        255       363        407        666            538
                                              ---------------------------------------------------   --------------
(2)  Less: fixed charges capitalized            (106)       (47)     (112)      (147)      (143)           (61)
                                              ---------------------------------------------------   --------------
                                    (1)-(2)      110        208       251        260        523            477

    Earnings before taxes                     ---------------------------------------------------   --------------
      and fixed charges (A)                    5,064      5,149     6,204      9,647      6,967         13,219
                                              ===================================================   ==============

    Ratio of earnings to                      ---------------------------------------------------   --------------
      fixed charges (A)/(B)                     23.5       20.2      17.1       23.7       10.5           24.6
                                              ===================================================   ==============
</TABLE>


© 2022 IncJournal is not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission