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9. Property, plant and equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Property, plant and equipment

		2016				2015
		US$’000				US$’000
Office premises			1,866				1,866
Leasehold improvements			155				157
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment			581				635
Motor vehicles			188				155
Testing equipment			30				30
			2,820				2,843
Less: Accumulated depreciation			(2,049	)			(2,070	)
			771				773

		2016				2015				2014
		US$’000				US$’000				US$’000
Depreciation charge			55				56				88

ZHEJIANG JIAHUAN

Property, plant and equipment

		2016				2015
		RMB’000				RMB’000
Buildings			34,724				34,493
Plant and machinery			7,014				7,011
Office equipment			1,206				1,148
Motor vehicles			467				979
			43,411				43,631
Less: Accumulated depreciation			(21,550	)			(19,843	)
			21,861				23,788

		2016				2015				2014
		RMB’000				RMB’000				RMB’000
Depreciation charge			1,707				2,296				2,408

Buildings with carrying amount of approximately RMB34,724,000 and RMB34,493,000 as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 respectively were pledged, along with the land use right as discussed below, to secure the Company’s short-term bank loans.

ZHEJIANG TIANLAN

Property, plant and equipment

		2016				2015
		RMB’000				RMB’000
Building and leasehold improvements			56,665				56,696
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment			9,660				9,919
Motor vehicles			4,451				3,780
Plant and machineries			115,349				114,617
Construction in progress			211				-
			186,336				185,012
Less: Accumulated depreciation			(36,496	)			(23,281	)
			149,840				161,731

		2016				2015				2014
		RMB’000				RMB’000				RMB’000
Depreciation charge			14,144				8,473				2,985

At December 31, 2016, the net book value of property, plant and equipment pledged as security for the Company’s bank loans and third party’s loans amounted to approximately RMB109,041,000 (2015: RMB120,830,000).

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The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, accounting policies and methodology, roll forwards, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, including composite depreciation, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, useful lives and method used, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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