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9. Property, plant and equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Property, plant and equipment

		2015				2014
		US$’000				US$’000
Office premises			1,866				1,866
Leasehold improvements			157				160
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment			635				637
Motor vehicles			155				155
Testing equipment			30				30
			2,843				2,848
Less: Accumulated depreciation			(2,070	)			(2,037	)
			773				811

Depreciation expense

		2015				2014				2013
		US$’000				US$’000				US$’000
Depreciation charge			56				88				108

ZHEJIANG JIAHUAN

Property, plant and equipment

		2015				2014
		RMB’000				RMB’000
Buildings			34,493				34,493
Plant and machinery			7,011				7,780
Office equipment			1,148				2,936
Motor vehicles			979				1,124
			43,631				46,333
Less: Accumulated depreciation			(19,843	)			(20,475	)
			23,788				25,858

Depreciation expense

		2015				2014				2013
		RMB’000				RMB’000				RMB’000
Depreciation charge			2,296				2,408				2,461

ZHEJIANG TIANLAN

Property, plant and equipment

		2015				2014
		RMB’000				RMB’000
Building and leasehold improvements			56,696				47,091
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment			9,919				9,629
Motor vehicles			3,780				3,682
Plant and machineries			114,617				715
Construction in progress			-				115,645
			185,012				176,762
Less: Accumulated depreciation			(23,281	)			(14,838	)
			161,731				161,924

Depreciation expense

		2015				2014				2013
		RMB’000				RMB’000				RMB’000
Depreciation charge			8,473				2,985				2,956

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Tabular disclosure of physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, balances by class of assets, depreciation and depletion expense and method used, including composite depreciation, and accumulated deprecation.

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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 210.5-02.13)
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 360
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6391035&loc=d3e2868-110229

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 02
-Paragraph 13
-Subparagraph b
-Article 5

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