Financial Report 2023

Treasurer’s Report 司庫報告書 (Expressed in Hong Kong dollars) (以港幣列賬) 2023 Financial Report 二零二三財務報告 2 INVESTMENTS In 2022-23, the Group achieved an overall investment gain of $456 million (2021-22: loss of $2,162 million). The Group’s investment performance had benefited from improvement in the global equity markets in general, although interest rates continued to climb and selective financial markets continued to be challenging. The Group remains committed to achieving the investment objectives of preserving purchasing power and growing the portfolio over the long-term. As of 30 June 2023, value of the Group’s investment as well as cash and bank deposits was $29,238 million (2021-22: $28,252 million). RESEARCH GRANTS In addition to funding basic research infrastructure through the block grant, the UGC also provides earmarked grants via the Research Grants Council (“RGC”) under various funding schemes for bidding by individual principal investigators or institutions. A total of $393 million (2021-22: $321 million) of RGC grants was recognised as income by the University during the year. Moreover, the University’s research funding included those from the UGC’s Research Matching Grant Scheme and has been presented under deferred income. Other than the grants from the UGC, the Group also received grants from various local and non-local government agencies and related organisations for research purposes. For the financial year 2022-23, $316 million (2021-22: $311 million) was recorded as income in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income. DONATIONS Donations totaling $636 million (2021-22: $1,018 million) were recorded as income in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income, of which $487 million (2021-22: $501 million) was for research; $23 million (2021-22: $220 million) for capital building and alterations, additions and improvement projects; $71 million (2021-22: $56 million) for scholarships, bursaries, prizes and loans; and $55 million (2021-22: $241 million) for various other purposes. 投資 本機構錄得總投資收益共四億五千六百萬元(上年度虧 損為二十一億六千二百萬元)。儘管利率持續攀升,部 分金融市場仍然充滿挑戰,本機構的投資業績仍受惠 於全球股票市場總體回穩。本機構依然以保全購買力 及長期資產增值為投資目標。 以二零二三年六月三十日市值計算,本機構投資及現 金和銀行存款總值為二百九十二億三千八百萬元(上年 度為二百八十二億五千二百萬元)。 科研補助金 教資會除了運用「整體撥款」資助基礎研究基建項目 外,亦透過研究資助局(「研資局」)推出不同資助計 劃,提供指定補助金,讓首席研究員或院校透過競逐 撥款方式,爭取款項以支持研究。本年度大學獲得研 資局的補助金撥款合共三億九千三百萬元(上年度為 三億二千一百萬元)。 此外,大學的研究撥款亦包括從教資會研究配對補助 金計劃所獲之配對補助金,此撥款亦呈報在遞延收益 內。 除了教資會的資助外,本機構亦從不同的本地及非本 地政府機構和相關組織獲得研究用途補助金。本年度 合共獲得三億一千六百萬元(上年度為三億一千一百萬 元),在合併綜合收益表中以收益入賬。 捐助 合併綜合收益表中的捐助總數為六億三千六百萬元 (上年度為十億一千八百萬元),其中四億八千七百萬 元(上年度為五億零一百萬元)用於研究;二千三百萬 元(上年度為二億二千萬元)用於校舍基建與改建、 加建及改善工程等項目;七千一百萬元(上年度為 五千六百萬元)用作獎學金、助學金、獎金及貸款;以 及五千五百萬元(上年度為二億四千一百萬元)用於其 他用途。

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