NOTE 5 - SIGNIFICANT TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES | NOTE 5 – SIGNIFICANT TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES (a) Loan from a related person As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, loan from a related person included HK$3 million (equivalent to $385,353 and $386,916, respectively) borrowed from the wife of one of the Company’s stockholders on May 21, 2018. The loan is unsecured, is guaranteed by three stockholders and carried interest at a monthly rate of 3.08% for the first month and a monthly rate of 1.08% for the rest of the term, repayable on May 20, 2019 and subsequently extended to May 20, 2020. The related party lender borrowed the funds that were loaned to Arcus Mining Holdings Limited (“Arcus”), a subsidiary of the Company. Arcus has guaranteed the repayment by the related party of the funds borrowed by the related party. On April 28, 2020, the repayment date was extended to May 20, 2021, and the interest changed to be at a monthly rate of 2.08% for the first month and a monthly rate of 1.08% for the rest of the term. As of the date of this report, no further agreements have been signed. The Company is negotiating the repayment schedule and/or renewal terms with the loan holder. Until such time as the negotiations result in more favorable terms for the Company, the loan is repayable on demand. (b) Loan from a stockholder As of September 30, 2021, amount due to a stockholder, Kwing Chun Chu, was HK$513,937 (equivalent to $66,016). The amount due is unsecured, carries interest at 5% per annum and is repayable on September 11, 2021. The amount is then extended from September 12, 2021 to December 31, 2022. (c) Interest expense incurred to related persons During the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, interest expense of HK$323,991 (equivalent to $41,617) and HK$322,500 (equivalent to $41,572), respectively, was incurred to related persons. During the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, interest expense of HK$121,320 (equivalent to $15,509) and HK$97,500 (equivalent to $12,583), respectively, was incurred to related persons. (d) Amounts due to stockholders As of September 30, 2021, amounts due to stockholders, Tak Leung Ho, Kwong Bun Mak, and Kwing Chun Chu, were $261,210, and as of December 31, 2020, amounts due to stockholders, Kwong Bun Mak, Xianqin Pan and Kwing Chun Chu, were $376,246. The stockholders advanced $68,832 of working capital to meet the financing requirements for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. Amounts due to stockholders are unsecured, had no collateral or guaranty, are interest-free and there are no fixed terms for repayment. The stockholders have agreed not to demand repayment within the next 12 months from September 30, 2021. (e) Amounts due to directors On December 10, 2020, Mr. Chi Kin Loo was appointed as a director of the Company. On August 27, 2021, Mr. Pan Xianqin was appointed as director of the Company. As of September 30, 2021, there was an amount due to these directors of $1,197,104. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the directors advanced $133,663 to the Company. The amount due is unsecured, had no collateral or guaranty, are interest-free and there are no fixed terms for repayment. The directors have agreed not to demand repayment within 12 months from September 30, 2021. As of December 31, 2020, amount due to a director, Mr. Tak Shing Eddie Wong, of HK$604,500 (equivalent to $77,964) was unsecured, had no collateral or guaranty and was interest-free. The amount was fully repaid on March 3, 2021. Mr. Tak Shing Eddie Wong resigned as director on March 31, 2021. |