FINANCIAL REPORTS
Consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income
| For the year ended 31 December | Notes |
2019 | 2018 |
| Operating revenue | 19 | 564,747,899 | 583,280,040 |
| Operating costs | 20 | (299,166,486) | (298,503,938) |
| Gross profit | 265,581,413 | 284,776,102 | |
| General and administrative expenses | 21 | (223,525,052) | (210,520,277) |
| Operating profit | 42,056,361 | 74,255,825 | |
| Investment income | 22 | 94,343,939 | 79,211,522 |
| Share of net loss in an equity-accounted investee | 6 | (1,610,095) | (6,629,084) |
| Other income | 18,503,581 | 1,348,402 | |
| Non-operating profit | 111,237,425 | 73,930,840 | |
| Profit for the year | 153,293,786 | 148,186,665 | |
| Other comprehensive income | |||
| Items that will not be reclassified to the consolidated statement of profit or loss |
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| Remeasurement of employee benefit liability | 14 | (8,547,741) | 20,302,501 |
| Other comprehensive (loss)/income for the year | (8,547,741) | 20,302,501 | |
| Total comprehensive income | 144,746,045 | 168,489,166 | |
| Basic and diluted earnings per share | 23 | 1.28 | 1.23 |
The accompanying Notes from (1) through (31) form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.