| Hutchison Whampoa says its net
profit in 2008 fell 42
percent, after one-off disposal
gains strongly boosted its
earnings the previous year.
The figure of HK$17.66-
billion was down from HK$30.6
billion in 2007. Total revenue
rose 13 percent to HK$348.3
billion. The company's 2007
profit was boosted by a net
gain of HK$35.8 billion from
the sale of its 67 percent
stake in Indian phone network
Hutchison Essar to Britain's
Vodafone.
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