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Property, plant and equipment, net (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Property, plant and equipment |
|  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
|  | US$’000 |  |  | US$’000 |
Office premises* |  |  | 1,866 |  |  |  | 1,866 |
Leasehold improvements |  |  | 156 |  |  |  | 157 |
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment |  |  | 591 |  |  |  | 612 |
Motor vehicles |  |  | 173 |  |  |  | 191 |
Testing equipment |  |  | 37 |  |  |  | 37 |
|  |  | 2,823 |  |  |  | 2,863 |
Less: Accumulated depreciation |  |  | (2,069 | ) |  |  | (2,129 | )
|  |  | 754 |  |  |  | 734 |
* Far East earns rental income from a property in Beijing, PRC for which it does not hold the title. Far East is investigating various ways in which to obtain the title but has not formulated a specific plan as of the date of issuance of this consolidated financial statements. The net book value of the property at December 31, 2018 is approximately US$100,000 (2017: US$104,000).
Depreciation expense |
|  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
|  | US$’000 |  |  | US$’000 |  |  | US$’000 |
Depreciation charge |  |  | 60 |  |  |  | 61 |  |  |  | 55 |
ZHEJIANG TIANLAN |
Property, plant and equipment |
|  |  |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
|  |  |  |  | RMB’000 |  |  | RMB’000 |
Building and leasehold improvements |  |  |  |  |  |  | 56,665 |  |  |  | 56,665 |
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,090 |  |  |  | 10,911 |
Motor vehicles |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,390 |  |  |  | 4,410 |
Plant and machineries |  |  |  |  |  |  | 111,928 |  |  |  | 115,349 |
Total |  |  |  |  |  |  | 184,073 |  |  |  | 187,335 |
Less: Accumulated depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  | (57,795 | ) |  |  | (46,856 | )
Less: Accumulated impairment losses |  |  |  |  |  |  | (33,500 | ) |  |  | - |
Total |  |  |  |  |  |  | (91,295 | ) |  |  | (46,856 | )
Net |  |  |  |  |  |  | 92,778 |  |  |  | 140,479 |
Depreciation expense |
|  |  | 2018 |  |  |  | 2017 |  |  |  | 2016 |
|  |  | RMB’000 |  |  |  | RMB’000 |  |  |  | RMB’000 |
Depreciation charge |  |  | 11,755 |  |  |  | 12,647 |  |  |  | 14,144 |

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