China Communications Services Corporation Limited Annual Report 2015
        
        
          
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            NOTES TO THE
          
        
        
          
            CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
          
        
        
          For the year ended 31 December 2015
        
        
          
            16. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET
          
        
        
          
            (continued)
          
        
        
          Buildings
        
        
          Building
        
        
          improvements
        
        
          Motor
        
        
          vehicles
        
        
          Furniture,
        
        
          fixtures and
        
        
          other
        
        
          equipment
        
        
          Total
        
        
          RMB’000
        
        
          RMB’000
        
        
          RMB’000
        
        
          RMB’000
        
        
          RMB’000
        
        
          Cost:
        
        
          As at 1 January 2014
        
        
          3,159,042
        
        
          466,298
        
        
          1,593,643
        
        
          3,400,234
        
        
          8,619,217
        
        
          Transfer to investment
        
        
          properties (note 17)
        
        
          (35,563)
        
        
          —
        
        
          —
        
        
          —
        
        
          (35,563)
        
        
          Transfer from investment
        
        
          properties (note 17)
        
        
          52,875
        
        
          —
        
        
          —
        
        
          —
        
        
          52,875
        
        
          Transfer from construction
        
        
          in progress (note 18)
        
        
          38,406
        
        
          8,640
        
        
          2,875
        
        
          116,564
        
        
          166,485
        
        
          Additions
        
        
          17,444
        
        
          20,451
        
        
          144,714
        
        
          221,369
        
        
          403,978
        
        
          Disposals
        
        
          (1,392)
        
        
          (6,692)
        
        
          (97,445)
        
        
          (165,175)
        
        
          (270,704)
        
        
          As at 31 December 2014
        
        
          3,230,812
        
        
          488,697
        
        
          1,643,787
        
        
          3,572,992
        
        
          8,936,288
        
        
          Accumulated depreciation
        
        
          and impairment losses:
        
        
          As at 1 January 2014
        
        
          845,618
        
        
          291,300
        
        
          847,347
        
        
          1,947,999
        
        
          3,932,264
        
        
          Transfer to investment
        
        
          properties (note 17)
        
        
          (12,024)
        
        
          —
        
        
          —
        
        
          —
        
        
          (12,024)
        
        
          Transfer from investment
        
        
          properties (note 17)
        
        
          18,113
        
        
          —
        
        
          —
        
        
          —
        
        
          18,113
        
        
          Depreciation charge
        
        
          127,907
        
        
          51,953
        
        
          159,983
        
        
          365,335
        
        
          705,178
        
        
          Depreciation written back
        
        
          on disposals
        
        
          (1,085)
        
        
          (5,969)
        
        
          (87,444)
        
        
          (150,799)
        
        
          (245,297)
        
        
          Impairment loss eliminated
        
        
          on disposals
        
        
          —
        
        
          —
        
        
          (7)
        
        
          (783)
        
        
          (790)
        
        
          As at 31 December 2014
        
        
          978,529
        
        
          337,284
        
        
          919,879
        
        
          2,161,752
        
        
          4,397,444
        
        
          Net carrying value:
        
        
          As at 31 December 2014
        
        
          2,252,283
        
        
          151,413
        
        
          723,908
        
        
          1,411,240
        
        
          4,538,844
        
        
          As at 1 January 2014
        
        
          2,313,424
        
        
          174,998
        
        
          746,296
        
        
          1,452,235
        
        
          4,686,953
        
        
          All the Group’s buildings are located in the PRC.
        
        
          As at 31 December 2015, certain banking facilities and borrowings from banks of the Group were secured by property,
        
        
          plant and equipment with carrying amount of RMB334 million (2014: RMB356 million).
        
        
          Up to the date of issue of these consolidated financial statements, the Group is still in the process of applying for or
        
        
          changing registration of the title certificates of certain of its properties with an aggregate carrying amount of approximately
        
        
          RMB372 million as at 31 December 2015 (2014: RMB397 million). The directors of the Company are of the opinion that
        
        
          the Group is entitled to lawfully and validly occupy or use the above mentioned properties.