Page 127 - China Mobile Limited - Annual Report 2012

China Mobile Limited
Annual Report 2012
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Notes to the Financial Statements
(Expressed in Renminbi unless otherwise indicated)
22 Restricted Bank Deposits
As at 31 December 2012 As at 31 December 2011
Current
assets
Non-current
assets Total
Current
assets
Non-current
assets Total
Note
RMB
million
RMB
million
RMB
million
RMB
million
RMB
million
RMB
million
Restricted bank deposits
– Statutory deposit reserves (i) – 5,296 5,296 – – –
– Pledged bank deposits (ii) – 122 122 32 122 154
– 5,418 5,418 32 122 154
(i) The statutory deposit reserves are deposited by China Mobile Finance with the People’s Bank of China (“PBOC”) as required by the relevant rules
and regulations, and are not available for use in the Group’s daily operations.
(ii) Pledged bank deposits are related to the performance bonds issued by a bank in favor of the Communication Authority (formerly “the Office of
the Telecommunications Authority”) of Hong Kong, in order to secure China Mobile Hong Kong Company Limited’s due performance of network
coverage for license with maturity date in 2017.
23 Other Financial Assets
The Group
As at
31 December
2012
As at
31 December
2011
RMB million RMB million
Investment in unlisted equity securities in the PRC, at cost 127 127