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
        
        
          
            33. ACCOUNTS AND BILLS PAYABLE
          
        
        
          Accounts and bills payable comprise:
        
        
          
            2015
          
        
        
          2014
        
        
          
            RMB’000
          
        
        
          RMB’000
        
        
          Accounts payable
        
        
          
            17,429,304
          
        
        
          16,366,810
        
        
          Bills payable
        
        
          
            2,270,081
          
        
        
          2,448,758
        
        
          
            19,699,385
          
        
        
          18,815,568
        
        
          The ageing analysis of accounts and bills payable based on the invoice date is as follows:
        
        
          
            2015
          
        
        
          2014
        
        
          
            RMB’000
          
        
        
          RMB’000
        
        
          Within 1 year
        
        
          
            17,984,560
          
        
        
          17,370,714
        
        
          After 1 year but less than 2 years
        
        
          
            1,191,927
          
        
        
          994,309
        
        
          After 2 years but less than 3 years
        
        
          
            270,058
          
        
        
          237,301
        
        
          After 3 years
        
        
          
            252,840
          
        
        
          213,244
        
        
          
            19,699,385
          
        
        
          18,815,568
        
        
          Included in accounts and bills payable are amounts due to CTC Group and other related parties of RMB1,777 million (2014:
        
        
          RMB2,239 million) as at 31 December 2015. The amounts due to CTC Group and an associate of the Group are unsecured,
        
        
          interest-free and are expected to be settled within one year.
        
        
          
            34. ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER PAYABLES
          
        
        
          
            2015
          
        
        
          2014
        
        
          
            RMB’000
          
        
        
          RMB’000
        
        
          Wages and welfare payable
        
        
          
            1,571,302
          
        
        
          1,506,835
        
        
          Amounts due to CTC Group and other related parties (note (i))
        
        
          
            792,676
          
        
        
          689,210
        
        
          Advances received
        
        
          
            1,578,163
          
        
        
          1,128,593
        
        
          Other taxes payable
        
        
          
            806,418
          
        
        
          841,579
        
        
          Special dividend and profit distribution payable to CTC Group (note (ii))
        
        
          
            54,029
          
        
        
          91,426
        
        
          Dividend payable
        
        
          
            74,016
          
        
        
          30,051
        
        
          Payables for construction and purchase of property, plant and equipment
        
        
          
            75,435
          
        
        
          95,756
        
        
          Others (note (iii))
        
        
          
            3,739,563
          
        
        
          3,041,516
        
        
          
            8,691,602
          
        
        
          7,424,966