Property, plant and equipment, net (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Property, plant and equipment

	December 31,
	2019			2018
	US$’000			US$’000
Office premises*		1,866			1,866
Leasehold improvements		155			156
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment		511			591
Motor vehicles		173			173
Testing equipment		37			37
		2,742			2,823
Less: Accumulated depreciation		(2,042	)		(2,069	)
		700			754

* 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, 2019 is approximately US$96,000 (2018: US$100,000).

Depreciation charge

	Year ended December 31,
	2019		2018		2017
	US$’000		US$’000		US$’000
Depreciation charge		69		60		61

ZHEJIANG TIANLAN

Property, plant and equipment

	December 31,
	2019			2018
	RMB’000			RMB’000
Building and leasehold improvements		167,874			56,665
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment		3,543			11,090
Motor vehicles		4,808			4,390
Plant and machineries		8,937			111,928
Total		185,162			184,073
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(63,881	)		(57,795	)
Accumulated impairment losses		(33,500	)		(33,500	)
Total		(97,381	)		(91,295	)
Net		87,781			92,778

Depreciation charge

	Year ended December 31,
	2019		2018		2017
	RMB’000		RMB’000		RMB’000
Depreciation charge		6,556		11,755		12,647