	bank of british columbia st qtr jan net oper shr loss two cts vs profit three cts oper net profit dlrs vs profit year period ended october oper shr loss cts vs profit cts oper net loss vs profit assets billion vs billion note st qtr net excludes extraordinary loss of mln dlrs or six cts shr yr net excludes extraordinary loss of mln dlrs or dlrs shr involving mln dlrs of costs from sale of bank assets to hongkong bank of canada eight mln dlrs for contingent liabilities in respect of litigation and potential tax reassessment by u s govt and mln dlrs of deferred tax debits most bank assets sold to hongkong bank of canada a unit of hong kong and shanghai banking corp in nov shr after preferred divs reuter 
