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China Mobile Limited
Annual Report 2012
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Notes to the Financial Statements
(Expressed in Renminbi unless otherwise indicated)
4 Personnel
2012 2011
RMB million RMB million
Salaries, wages and other benefits 27,573 25,498
Retirement costs: contributions to defined
contribution retirement plans 3,683 3,174
31,256 28,672
5 Other Operating Expenses
2012 2011
RMB million RMB million
Maintenance 39,184 35,096
Impairment loss of doubtful accounts 4,504 3,548
Impairment loss of inventories 313 87
Amortization of other intangible assets 68 54
Operating lease charges
– land and buildings 9,367 8,150
– others (Note 1) 3,385 3,085
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment 1 3
Write-off of property, plant and equipment 2,818 5,853
Auditors’ remuneration
– audit services (Note 2) 87 84
– tax services (Note 3) 2 1
– other services (Note 4) 12 11
Others (Note 5) 78,091 69,392
137,832 125,364