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Other Assets
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Miscellaneous Assets [Abstract]  
Other Assets

20.

OTHER ASSETS

 

 

 

December 31

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2018

 

 

 

NT$

 

 

NT$

 

 

 

(In Millions)

 

Spare parts

 

$

2,059

 

 

$

2,422

 

Refundable deposits

 

 

1,860

 

 

 

1,992

 

Other financial assets

 

 

1,000

 

 

 

1,000

 

Others

 

 

2,800

 

 

 

2,342

 

 

 

$

7,719

 

 

$

7,756

 

Current

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spare parts

 

$

2,059

 

 

$

2,422

 

Others

 

 

124

 

 

 

154

 

 

 

$

2,183

 

 

$

2,576

 

Noncurrent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Refundable deposits

 

$

1,860

 

 

$

1,992

 

Other financial assets

 

 

1,000

 

 

 

1,000

 

Others

 

 

2,676

 

 

 

2,188

 

 

 

$

5,536

 

 

$

5,180

 

 

Other financial assets - noncurrent was Piping Fund.  As part of the government’s effort to upgrade the existing telecommunications infrastructure, Chunghwa and other public utility companies were required by the ROC government to contribute to a Piping Fund administered by the Taipei City Government.  This fund was used to finance various telecommunications infrastructure projects.  Net assets of this fund will be returned proportionately after the project is completed.