BRIEF-Animation company Alpha's 2016 net profit up 1.9 pct y/y

March 30 (Reuters) - Alpha Group * Says 2016 net profit up 1.9 percent y/y at 498.4 million yuan ($72.34 million) Source text in Chinese: http://bit.ly/2okxM4D Further company coverage: ($1 = 6.8893 Chinese yuan renminbi) (Reporting by Hong Kong newsroom)