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Other Assets
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Miscellaneous Assets [Abstract]  
Other Assets

20.

OTHER ASSETS

 

 

 

December 31

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2020

 

 

 

NT$

 

 

NT$

 

 

 

(In Millions)

 

Spare parts

 

$

2,336

 

 

$

2,156

 

Refundable deposits

 

 

1,879

 

 

 

2,009

 

Other financial assets

 

 

1,000

 

 

 

1,000

 

Deposit for mobile broadband license bidding (Note 19)

 

 

1,000

 

 

 

 

Others

 

 

2,316

 

 

 

2,450

 

 

 

$

8,531

 

 

$

7,615

 

Current

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spare parts

 

$

2,336

 

 

$

2,156

 

Others

 

 

94

 

 

 

193

 

 

 

$

2,430

 

 

$

2,349

 

Noncurrent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Refundable deposits

 

$

1,879

 

 

$

2,009

 

Other financial assets

 

 

1,000

 

 

 

1,000

 

Deposit for mobile broadband license bidding

 

 

1,000

 

 

 

 

Others

 

 

2,222

 

 

 

2,257

 

 

 

$

6,101

 

 

$

5,266

 

 

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.

 

Chunghwa evaluated that certain other assets will not be used in the future and there was no active market for sale; therefore, the Company determined that the recoverable amount of such assets was nil and recognized impairment losses of $44 million for the year ended December 31, 2019.  The aforementioned impairment loss was included in other income and expenses in the statements of comprehensive income.