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PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET
6 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2012
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

8.           PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET

 

Property and equipment and related accumulated depreciation as of April 30, 2012 and October 31, 2011 were as follows:

 

    2012     2011  
    US$     US$  
             
Machinery and equipment     3,734,886       3,710,282  
Office equipment and furnishings     66,792       66,352  
Motor vehicles     57,136       56,759  
Total:     3,858,814       3,833,393  
                 
Less: Accumulated depreciation     (2,265,677 )     (2,054,409 )
Net book value     1,593,137       1,778,984  

 

Depreciation expense for the three months ended April 30, 2012 and 2011 was $98,594 and $94,640, respectively, of which $94,191 and $91,288 were included as a component of cost of goods sold in the respective periods.  Depreciation expense for the six months ended April 30, 2012 and 2011 was $197,504 and $189,667, respectively, of which $188,570 and $181,197 were included as a component of cost of goods sold in the respective periods.

 

No assets were pledged for borrowings as of April 30, 2012 and October 31, 2011.