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Property, Plant and Equipment | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
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Property, Plant and Equipment |
15. | PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
|  | Land |  |  | Buildings |  |  | Building improvement |  |  | Machinery and equipment |  |  | Motor vehicle and other asset and assets under finance lease |  |  | Office equipment |  |  | Construction in progress |  |  | Total |
|  | US$’000 |  |  | US$’000 |  |  | US$’000 |  |  | US$’000 |  |  | US$’000 |  |  | US$’000 |  |  | US$’000 |  |  | US$’000 |
Cost |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
At January 1, 2016 |  |  | 4,417 |  |  |  | 47,371 |  |  |  | 4,547 |  |  |  | 89,608 |  |  |  | 4,642 |  |  |  | 6,112 |  |  |  | 5,810 |  |  |  | 162,507 |
Additions |  |  | — |  |  |  | 19 |  |  |  | 71 |  |  |  | 443 |  |  |  | 367 |  |  |  | 312 |  |  |  | 3,871 |  |  |  | 5,083 |
Disposals |  |  | — |  |  |  | (116 | ) |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | (4,854 | ) |  |  | (440 | ) |  |  | (220 | ) |  |  | (6 | ) |  |  | (5,637 | )
Transfer |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2,331 |  |  |  | 709 |  |  |  | 4,136 |  |  |  | 75 |  |  |  | 50 |  |  |  | (7,700 | ) |  |  | (399 | )
Classified as held for sales |  |  | — |  |  |  | (4,809 | ) |  |  | (454 | ) |  |  | (221 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (13 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (5,497 | )
Exchange differences |  |  | 32 |  |  |  | (561 | ) |  |  | (11 | ) |  |  | (215 | ) |  |  | (36 | ) |  |  | (14 | ) |  |  | 95 |  |  |  | (710 | )
At December 31, 2016 |  |  | 4,449 |  |  |  | 44,235 |  |  |  | 4,861 |  |  |  | 88,897 |  |  |  | 4,608 |  |  |  | 6,227 |  |  |  | 2,070 |  |  |  | 155,347 |
Additions |  |  | 1,120 |  |  |  | 34 |  |  |  | 19 |  |  |  | 400 |  |  |  | 1,119 |  |  |  | 396 |  |  |  | 1,845 |  |  |  | 4,933 |
Disposals |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (4,392 | ) |  |  | (914 | ) |  |  | (213 | ) |  | — |  |  |  | (5,519 | )
Transfer |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  | 292 |  |  |  | 2,600 |  |  | — |  |  |  | 124 |  |  |  | (3,016 | ) |  |  | — |
Classified as held for sales |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Exchange differences |  |  | 658 |  |  |  | 4,152 |  |  |  | 450 |  |  |  | 9,459 |  |  |  | 417 |  |  |  | 425 |  |  |  | 148 |  |  |  | 15,709 |
At December 31, 2017 |  |  | 6,227 |  |  |  | 48,421 |  |  |  | 5,622 |  |  |  | 96,964 |  |  |  | 5,230 |  |  |  | 6,959 |  |  |  | 1,047 |  |  |  | 170,470 |
|  | Land |  |  | Buildings |  |  | Building improvement |  |  | Machinery and equipment |  |  | Motor vehicle and other asset and assets under finance lease |  |  | Office equipment |  |  | Construction in progress |  |  | Total |
Depreciation/Impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
At January 1, 2016 |  |  | — |  |  |  | (29,950 | ) |  |  | (2,475 | ) |  |  | (75,483 | ) |  |  | (3,498 | ) |  |  | (5,203 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (116,609 | )
Depreciation charge for the year |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1,691 | ) |  |  | (241 | ) |  |  | (2,672 | ) |  |  | (455 | ) |  |  | (368 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (5,427 | )
Impairment |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (107 | ) |  |  | (2,351 | ) |  |  | (29 | ) |  |  | (37 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (2,524 | )
Depreciation on disposals |  |  | — |  |  |  | 116 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 4,858 |  |  |  | 432 |  |  |  | 217 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 5,624 |
Transfer |  |  | — |  |  |  | 156 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 156 |
Classified as held for sales |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2,512 |  |  |  | 97 |  |  |  | 76 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2,695 |
Exchange differences |  |  | — |  |  |  | 245 |  |  |  | (6 | ) |  |  | 90 |  |  |  | 28 |  |  |  | 18 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 375 |
At December 31, 2016 |  |  | — |  |  |  | (28,612 | ) |  |  | (2,731 | ) |  |  | (75,482 | ) |  |  | (3,522 | ) |  |  | (5,363 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (115,710 | )
Depreciation charge for the year |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1,356 | ) |  |  | (254 | ) |  |  | (2,513 | ) |  |  | (477 | ) |  |  | (337 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (4,937 | )
Impairment |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  | (217 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (6 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (223 | )
Depreciation on disposals |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  | 4,024 |  |  |  | 877 |  |  |  | 207 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 5,108 |
Transfer |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Classified as held for sales |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Exchange differences |  | — |  |  |  | (3,114 | ) |  |  | (269 | ) |  |  | (8,302 | ) |  |  | (308 | ) |  |  | (389 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (12,382 | )
At December 31, 2017 |  |  | — |  |  |  | (33,082 | ) |  |  | (3,254 | ) |  |  | (82,490 | ) |  |  | (3,430 | ) |  |  | (5,888 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (128,144 | )
|  | Land |  |  | Buildings |  |  | Building improvement |  |  | Machinery and equipment |  |  | Motor vehicle and other asset and assets under finance lease |  |  | Office equipment |  |  | Construction in progress |  |  | Total |
Net book value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
At December 31, 2017 |  |  | 6,227 |  |  |  | 15,339 |  |  |  | 2,368 |  |  |  | 14,474 |  |  |  | 1,800 |  |  |  | 1,071 |  |  |  | 1,047 |  |  |  | 42,326 |
At December 31, 2016 |  |  | 4,449 |  |  |  | 15,623 |  |  |  | 2,130 |  |  |  | 13,415 |  |  |  | 1,086 |  |  |  | 864 |  |  |  | 2,070 |  |  |  | 39,637 |
At January 1, 2016 |  |  | 4,417 |  |  |  | 17,421 |  |  |  | 2,072 |  |  |  | 14,125 |  |  |  | 1,144 |  |  |  | 909 |  |  |  | 5,810 |  |  |  | 45,898 |
15. | PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (continued)
Impairment of property, plant and equipment: In 2017, 2016 and 2015 the Company recorded an impairment loss of $0.2, $2.5 and $0 million on property, plant and equipment at Ningbo Pacific and SFO facilities. The Company determined to dispose building, land use rights and machinery at Ningbo Pacific due to lack of profitability. The Company has entered into an agreement to sell building and land use rights, the assets has classified as held for sale as of December 31, 2016. See the details below. The Company performed a valuation for utilized machinery measured at fair value less costs to sell using a cost approach. Its fair value measurement was classified as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. After considering the relevant evidence, the key assumption used included replacement costs, residual value and remaining useful life of these existing assets. The impairment test revealed that the recoverable amount was lower than the carrying amount, the Company recognized an impairment of $1.1 million in other operating expenses accordingly in 2016. In 2017, the company provided an impairment loss of $0.2 million because there are no future plans for the remaining machinery and equipment. The impairment is presented within the impairment of property, plant and equipment of North Asia segment in Note 5. In 2016, SFO has not been able to make a profit due to Thailand's political situation and change in market demand, the Company considered this situation had an indication of possible impairment and performed an impairment test on the CGU composed of property, plant and equipment used in the manufacturing of fiber optic cables. The Company determined the recoverable amount of the CGU to be $0 based on the value in use. The key assumptions used in calculating the value in use included the revenue growth and a discount rate of 14.8%; as a result, the Company recognized an impairment of $1.4 million in other operating expenses. The impairment is presented within the impairment of property, plant and equipment of Thailand segment in Note 5.
Assets classified as held for sale: |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
|  | US$’000 |  |  | US$’000 |
Carrying value of assets held for sale previously classified under property, plant and equipment: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Building |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2,297 |
Building improvement |  |  | — |  |  |  | 357 |
Machinery and equipment |  |  | — |  |  |  | 145 |
Office equipment |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3 |
|  |  | — |  |  |  | 2,802 |
On December 13, 2016, the Company entered into an agreement to sell its buildings and land use rights at its Ningbo Pacific subsidiary. The transaction completed in March 2017 for a consideration of RMB 60.6 million, or approximately US$8.8 million (including $0.8 million tax related expenses). The asset is presented within total assets of North Asia segment in Note 5. Capitalized borrowing costs Capitalized interest on construction in progress is added to the cost of the underlying asset and is depreciated over the estimated useful life of the asset in the same manner as the underlying asset. There was no borrowing cost capitalized for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015.
15. | PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (continued)
Financial leases under property, plant and equipment The carrying value of motor vehicles under financial leases as of December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 were $50, $71 and $64, respectively. Pledge Information about the property, plant and equipment that were pledged to others as collaterals is provided in Note 26.

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