| 
                                     | 
                                  Group  | 
                                  Company  | 
                                   
                                
                                     | 
                                     | 
                                  2008  | 
                                  2007  | 
                                  2008  | 
                                  2007  | 
                                 
                                
                                     | 
                                  Note  | 
                                  S$’000  | 
                                  S$’000  | 
                                  S$’000  | 
                                  S$’000  | 
                                 
                                
                                     | 
                                     | 
                                     | 
                                     | 
                                     | 
                                     | 
                                 
                                
                                  Equity attributable to shareholders of the Company:  | 
                                     | 
                                     | 
                                     | 
                                     | 
                                     | 
                                 
                                
                                  Share capital  | 
                                  3  | 
                                  554,037  | 
                                  551,274  | 
                                  554,037  | 
                                  551,274  | 
                                 
                                
                                  (Deficit) / Surplus in other reserves  | 
                                  5  | 
                                  (42,381)  | 
                                  639,448  | 
                                  (12,111)  | 
                                  23,699  | 
                                 
                                
                                  Accumulated profits  | 
                                     | 
                                  2,082,541  | 
                                  1,842,096  | 
                                  879,454  | 
                                  884,427  | 
                                 
                                
                                     | 
                                     | 
                                  2,594,197  | 
                                  3,032,818  | 
                                  1,421,380  | 
                                  1,459,400  | 
                                 
                                
                                  Minority interests  | 
                                     | 
                                  670,660  | 
                                  797,211  | 
                                  —  | 
                                  —  | 
                                 
                                
                                  Total equity  | 
                                     | 
                                  3, 264,857  | 
                                  3,830,029  | 
                                  1,421,380  | 
                                  1,459,400  | 
                                 
                                
                                     | 
                                     | 
                                     | 
                                     | 
                                     | 
                                     | 
                                 
                                
                                  Non-current assets  | 
                                     | 
                                     | 
                                     | 
                                     | 
                                     | 
                                 
                                
                                  Property, plant and equipment  | 
                                  6  | 
                                  2,498,577  | 
                                  2,601,709  | 
                                  485,403  | 
                                  3,422  | 
                                 
                                
                                  Investment properties  | 
                                  7  | 
                                  25,959  | 
                                  31,291  | 
                                  —  | 
                                  —  | 
                                 
                                
                                  Investments in subsidiaries  | 
                                  8  | 
                                  —  | 
                                  —  | 
                                  1,486,570  | 
                                  1,479,440  | 
                                 
                                
                                  Interests in associates  | 
                                  9  | 
                                  564,388  | 
                                  515,487  | 
                                  —  | 
                                  —  | 
                                 
                                
                                  Interests in joint ventures  | 
                                  10  | 
                                  280,816  | 
                                  270,389  | 
                                  —  | 
                                  —  | 
                                 
                                
                                  Other financial assets  | 
                                  11  | 
                                  146,080  | 
                                  708,234  | 
                                  —  | 
                                  —  | 
                                 
                                
                                  Long-term receivables and prepayments  | 
                                  12  | 
                                  231,401  | 
                                  49,572  | 
                                  940  | 
                                  —  | 
                                 
                                
                                  Intangible assets  | 
                                  16  | 
                                  114,771  | 
                                  109,510  | 
                                  19,036  | 
                                  90  | 
                                 
                                
                                  Deferred tax assets  | 
                                  17  | 
                                  35,217  | 
                                  37,823  | 
                                  —  | 
                                  —  | 
                                 
                                
                                     | 
                                     | 
                                  3,897,209  | 
                                  4,324,015  | 
                                  1,991,949  | 
                                  1,482,952  | 
                                 
                                
                                  Current assets  | 
                                     | 
                                     | 
                                     | 
                                     | 
                                     | 
                                 
                                
                                  Inventories and work-in-progress   | 
                                  18  | 
                                  949,846  | 
                                  1,657,047  | 
                                  9,353  | 
                                  —  | 
                                 
                                
                                  Trade and other receivables  | 
                                  19  | 
                                  1,219,101  | 
                                  1,404,696  | 
                                  217,379  | 
                                  198,310  | 
                                 
                                
                                  Assets held for sale  | 
                                  21  | 
                                  —  | 
                                  26,682  | 
                                  —  | 
                                  —  | 
                                 
                                
                                  Cash and cash equivalents  | 
                                  22  | 
                                  2,400,954  | 
                                  1,296,892  | 
                                  45,541  | 
                                  189,470  | 
                                 
                                
                                     | 
                                     | 
                                  4,569,901  | 
                                  4,385,317  | 
                                  272,273  | 
                                  387,780  | 
                                                                 
                                
                                  Current liabilities  | 
                                     | 
                                     | 
                                     | 
                                     | 
                                     | 
                                 
                                
                                  Trade and other payables  | 
                                  23  | 
                                  2,621,434  | 
                                  2,242,427  | 
                                  316,534  | 
                                  249,183  | 
                                 
                                
                                  Excess of progress billings over work-in-progress  | 
                                  18  | 
                                  975,033  | 
                                  568,741  | 
                                  —  | 
                                  —  | 
                                 
                                
                                  Provisions  | 
                                  27  | 
                                  63,753  | 
                                  31,798  | 
                                  12,675  | 
                                  11,454  | 
                                 
                                
                                  Current tax payable  | 
                                     | 
                                  249,882  | 
                                  169,105  | 
                                  —  | 
                                  —  | 
                                 
                                
                                  Interest-bearing borrowings  | 
                                  29  | 
                                  285,768  | 
                                  510,194  | 
                                  —  | 
                                  150,000  | 
                                 
                                
                                     | 
                                     | 
                                  4,195,870  | 
                                  3,522,265  | 
                                  329,209  | 
                                  410,637  | 
                                 
                                
                                     | 
                                     | 
                                     | 
                                     | 
                                     | 
                                     | 
                                 
                                
                                  Net current assets / (liabilities)  | 
                                     | 
                                  374,031  | 
                                  863,052  | 
                                  (56,936)  | 
                                  (22,857)  | 
                                 
                                
                                     | 
                                     | 
                                  4,271,240  | 
                                  5,187,067  | 
                                  1,935,013  | 
                                  1,460,095  | 
                                 
                                
                                  Non-current liabilities  | 
                                     | 
                                     | 
                                     | 
                                     | 
                                     | 
                                 
                                
                                  Deferred tax liabilities  | 
                                  17  | 
                                  271,960  | 
                                  385,567  | 
                                  50,671  | 
                                  195  | 
                                 
                                
                                  Provisions   | 
                                  27  | 
                                  10,254  | 
                                  10,034  | 
                                  500  | 
                                  500  | 
                                 
                                
                                  Retirement benefit obligations   | 
                                  28  | 
                                  13,552  | 
                                  24,109  | 
                                  —  | 
                                  —  | 
                                 
                                
                                  Interest-bearing borrowings  | 
                                  29  | 
                                  522,550  | 
                                  823,486  | 
                                  —  | 
                                  —  | 
                                 
                                
                                  Other long-term liabilities  | 
                                  30  | 
                                  188,067  | 
                                  113,842  | 
                                  462,462  | 
                                  —  | 
                                 
                                
                                     | 
                                     | 
                                  1,006,383  | 
                                  1,357,038  | 
                                  513,633  | 
                                  695  | 
                                 
                                
                                     | 
                                     | 
                                  3,264,857  | 
                                  3,830,029  | 
                                  1,421,380  | 
                                  1,459,400  | 
                                 
                               
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                              | The accompanying notes form an integral part of these financial statements. | 
                             
                            
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