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9. Property, plant and equipment (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Property, plant and equipment |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
|  | US$’000 |  |  | US$’000 |
Office premises |  |  | 1,866 |  |  |  | 1,866 |
Leasehold improvements |  |  | 160 |  |  |  | 160 |
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment |  |  | 637 |  |  |  | 627 |
Motor vehicles |  |  | 155 |  |  |  | 155 |
Testing equipment |  |  | 30 |  |  |  | 30 |
|  |  | 2,848 |  |  |  | 2,838 |
Less: Accumulated depreciation |  |  | (2,037 | ) |  |  | (1,949 | )
|  |  | 811 |  |  |  | 889 |
Depreciation expense |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
|  | US$’000 |  |  | US$’000 |  |  | US$’000 |
Depreciation charge |  |  | 88 |  |  |  | 108 |  |  |  | 130 |
ZHEJIANG TIANLAN |
Property, plant and equipment |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
|  | RMB’000 |  |  | RMB’000 |
Office premises and leasehold improvements |  |  | 47,091 |  |  |  | 47,092 |
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment |  |  | 9,629 |  |  |  | 8,511 |
Motor vehicles |  |  | 3,682 |  |  |  | 3,258 |
Plant and machineries |  |  | 715 |  |  |  | 711 |
Construction in progress |  |  | 115,645 |  |  |  | 437 |
|  |  | 176,762 |  |  |  | 60,009 |
Less: Accumulated depreciation |  |  | (14,838 | ) |  |  | (11,918 | )
|  |  | 161,924 |  |  |  | 48,091 |
Depreciation expense |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
|  | US$’000 |  |  | US$’000 |  |  | US$’000 |
Depreciation charge |  |  | 2,985 |  |  |  | 2,956 |  |  |  | 3,017 |
ZHEJIANG JIAHUAN |
Property, plant and equipment |
|  |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
|  |  | RMB’000 |  |  | RMB’000 |
Buildings |  |  |  | 34,493 |  |  |  | 33,707 |
Plant and machinery |  |  |  | 7,780 |  |  |  | 7,938 |
Office equipment |  |  |  | 2,936 |  |  |  | 2,899 |
Motor vehicles |  |  |  | 1,124 |  |  |  | 1,125 |
|  |  |  | 46,333 |  |  |  | 45,669 |
Less: Accumulated depreciation |  |  |  | (20,475 | ) |  |  | (18,067 | )
|  |  |  | 25,858 |  |  |  | 27,602 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  | (Unaudited) |
| 2014 |  |  | 2013 |  |  |  | 2012 |
| RMB’000 |  | RMB’000 |  |  | RMB’000 |
Depreciation charge | 2,408 |  |  | 2,461 |  |  |  | 2,028 |

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