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Retirement Benefits | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
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32. | RETIREMENT BENEFITS
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All employees are members of various defined contribution retirement schemes. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contributions to the various retirement schemes are fully expensed during the period in which they are incurred. The cost of providing retirement benefits for the year amounted to US$33.7 million (2016: US$30.0 million and 2015: US$32.8 million). |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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