China Communications Services Corporation Limited Annual Report 2015
        
        
          
            137
          
        
        
          
            NOTES TO THE
          
        
        
          
            CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
          
        
        
          For the year ended 31 December 2015
        
        
          
            25. OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS
          
        
        
          Other non-current assets mainly represent the long-term receivables arising from provision of telecommunications
        
        
          infrastructure services and prepaid rent for buildings and equipment.
        
        
          
            26. INVENTORIES
          
        
        
          
            2015
          
        
        
          2014
        
        
          
            RMB’000
          
        
        
          RMB’000
        
        
          Construction materials
        
        
          
            452,678
          
        
        
          288,470
        
        
          Finished goods
        
        
          
            2,304,453
          
        
        
          2,061,092
        
        
          Spare parts and consumables
        
        
          
            126,858
          
        
        
          71,336
        
        
          
            2,883,989
          
        
        
          2,420,898
        
        
          The analysis of the amount of inventories recognised as costs and expenses is as follows:
        
        
          
            2015
          
        
        
          2014
        
        
          
            RMB’000
          
        
        
          RMB’000
        
        
          Carrying amount of inventories consumed and sold
        
        
          
            20,452,798
          
        
        
          20,190,921
        
        
          Reversal of write-down of inventories
        
        
          
            (1,452)
          
        
        
          (1,057)
        
        
          Write-down of inventories
        
        
          
            64,712
          
        
        
          18,666
        
        
          
            20,516,058
          
        
        
          20,208,530
        
        
          
            27. ACCOUNTS AND BILLS RECEIVABLE, NET
          
        
        
          
            2015
          
        
        
          2014
        
        
          
            RMB’000
          
        
        
          RMB’000
        
        
          Bills receivable
        
        
          
            202,069
          
        
        
          431,134
        
        
          Unbilled revenues for contract work
        
        
          
            7,864,033
          
        
        
          7,856,102
        
        
          Trade receivables
        
        
          
            20,536,104
          
        
        
          19,778,338
        
        
          
            28,602,206
          
        
        
          28,065,574
        
        
          Less: impairment losses
        
        
          
            (1,081,377)
          
        
        
          (624,376)
        
        
          
            27,520,829
          
        
        
          27,441,198
        
        
          
            (a)
          
        
        
          Included in accounts and bills receivable are amounts due from CTC Group of RMB15,976 million (2014: RMB13,612
        
        
          million) as at 31 December 2015. The amounts due from CTC Group are unsecured, interest-free and are expected to
        
        
          be recovered within one year.