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7. Prepayments and other current assets | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Prepayments and other current assets | Prepayment and other current assets mainly represent deposits for purchases and services, rental and utilities deposits, and prepaid expenses.
ZHEJIANG TIANLAN |
Prepayments and other current assets | Prepayment and other current assets mainly represent deposits for bidding projects, deposits for purchases and services and prepaid expenses. The other current assets also include cost of estimated earnings in excess of billing. Cost and estimated earnings in excess of billings
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
|  | RMB’000 |  |  | RMB’000 |
Contracts costs incurred plus estimated earnings |  |  | 229,994 |  |  |  | 548,026 |
Less: Progress billings |  |  | (62,489 | ) |  |  | (424,397 | )
Cost and estimated earnings in excess of billings |  |  | 167,505 |  |  |  | 123,629 |
ZHEJIANG JIAHUAN |
Prepayments and other current assets | Prepayment and other current assets mainly represent deposits for bidding projects, deposits for purchases and services and prepaid expenses.
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
|  | RMB’000 |  |  | RMB’000 |
Prepayments and other receivables |  |  | 11,333 |  |  |  | 5,141 |
Deposits |  |  | 3,067 |  |  |  | 3,185 |
|  |  | 14,400 |  |  |  | 8,326 |

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