| (i) | Property and equipment |
Property and equipment are initially measured at cost and after initial recognition, are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. The cost of property and equipment includes expenditures arising directly from the construction or acquisition of the asset, any costs directly attributable to bringing the asset to the location and condition necessary for it to be capable of operating in the manner intended by management and the initial estimate of the costs of dismantling and removing the item and restoring the site on which it is located.
Items of property and equipment are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses.
The cost of replacing a part of an item of property or equipment is recognized in the carrying amount of the item if it is probable that the future economic benefits embodied within the part will flow to the Group and its cost can be measured reliably, where the carrying amount of the replaced part is derecognized. The cost of the day to day servicing of property and equipment are recognized in profit or loss as incurred.
Property and equipment are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives, which most closely reflect the expected pattern of consumption of the future economic benefits embodied in the asset. Leased assets under finance lease are depreciated over the shorter of the lease term and their useful lives.
The estimated useful lives for the current and comparative years are as follows:
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Descriptions |
Depreciation method |
Useful lives | ||
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Buildings |
Straight-line | 40 years | ||
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Other properties |
Straight-line | 4~5 years |
Depreciation methods, useful lives and residual value are reassessed at each fiscal year-end and any adjustment is accounted for as a change in accounting estimate.