This is a new accounting term aroused these years from HKAS 32 & 39. Fair value is defined as the amount for which an asset could be exchanged, or a liability settled, between knowledgeable, willing parties in an arm's length transaction.
For instance, under the new accounting standard, derivative financial instruments (即是常聽到的"衍生金融工具") are compulsory to be recorded as at reporting date, while the old standard do not required to disclose.
In this case, the fair value of the derivatives is the gain / loss as if the derivatives realized as at the reporting date.
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