| 14 | Staff costs |
| 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | ||||||||||
| RMB million | RMB million | RMB million | ||||||||||
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Salaries, wages and welfare |
21,400 | 18,774 | 16,636 | |||||||||
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Defined contribution retirement scheme |
2,114 | 1,886 | 1,726 | |||||||||
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Other retirement welfare subsidy |
194 | 183 | 177 | |||||||||
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Early retirement benefits (Note 45) |
1 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
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| 23,709 | 20,846 | 18,542 | ||||||||||
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Staff costs relating to flight operation and maintenance are also included in the respective total amounts disclosed separately in Note 8 and Note 9 above.
Staff costs arising from the SARs, which have all been expired in 2015 (Note 51(c)), were included in “salaries, wages and welfare” above.