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Prepayments and other current assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Prepayments and other current assets

Prepayment and other current assets mainly represent deposits for purchases and services, rental and utilities deposits, and prepaid expenses.

		2018				2017
		US$’000				US$’000
Deposits paid			259				85
Prepayments			59				475
Other receivables			156				104
Other tax recoverable			73				2
			547				666

ZHEJIANG TIANLAN

Prepayments and other current assets

Prepayments and other current assets mainly represent deposits for bidding projects, deposits for purchases and services and prepaid expenses.

		2018				2017
		RMB’000				RMB’000
Prepayments			18,702				19,606
Other receivables			8,791				10,775
Other current assets			1,485				-
			28,978				30,381

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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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-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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