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7. Prepayments and other current assets

12 Months Ended

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			207,632				548,026
Less: Progress billings			(53,723	)			(424,397	)
Cost and estimated earnings in excess of billings			153,909				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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- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the amounts paid in advance for capitalized costs that will be expensed with the passage of time or the occurrence of a triggering event, and will be charged against earnings within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer; the aggregate carrying amount of current assets, not separately presented elsewhere in the balance sheet; and other deferred costs.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.17)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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