| 6 | OTHER OPERATING INCOME AND GAINS |
| 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | ||||||||||
| RMB million | RMB million | RMB million | ||||||||||
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Subsidy income (note (a)) |
4,941 | 4,531 | 4,131 | |||||||||
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Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment |
69 | 158 | 399 | |||||||||
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Gain on disposal of prepayments for land use right |
5 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||
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Gain on disposal of available-for-sale investments |
4 | 95 | 33 | |||||||||
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Dividend income from available-for-sale investments |
33 | 28 | 13 | |||||||||
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Gain on disposal of an associate |
12 | 12 | — | |||||||||
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Compensation from ticket sales agents |
271 | 228 | 248 | |||||||||
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Gain on disposal of a subsidiary (note 43) |
1,754 | — | 41 | |||||||||
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Others (note (b)) |
392 | 414 | 403 | |||||||||
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| 7,481 | 5,469 | 5,269 | ||||||||||
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Notes:
| (a) | Subsidy income mainly represents (i) subsidies granted by various local governments based on certain amounts of tax paid; (ii) subsidies granted by various local governments and other parties to encourage the Group to operate certain routes to cities where these governments are located. |
There are no unfulfilled conditions and other contingencies related to subsidies that were recognized for the years ended 31 December 2017, 2016 and 2015.
| (b) | Others mainly represent compensation from transfer of the pilots. |