Pre-tax profits rose 23 per cent.

税前利润提高了23%。

Pre-tax profits nearly halved to ￡5 m.

税前利润降至500万英镑，几乎减少了一半。

Pre-tax profits dropped by 37 per cent.

税前利润减少了37%。

Pre-tax profits jumped from ￡51,000 to ￡1.03 million.

税前利润由５１，０００英镑暴涨到１０３万英镑。

Hong Kong and China accounted for 40 per cent of HSBC pre-tax profits in the first half of the year and analysts predict this could reach 50 per cent in the next five to 10 years.

今年上半年，香港和中国内地业务为汇丰贡献了40%的税前利润。而分析师预测，在未来5至10年，这一比例有望达到50%。