China Ceramics Co., Ltd (ifrs-full:DisclosureOfProfitLossFromOperatingActivitiesExplanatory)

8.	LOSS BEFORE TAXATION

The Company’s loss before taxation is arrived at after charging:

	For the years ended December 31,
	2017		2016		2015
	RMB’000		RMB’000		RMB’000
Cost of inventories recognized as expense⁽¹⁾		771,438		823,856		891,720
Depreciation expenses		15,371		44,583		67,976
Amortization of land use rights		143		369		669
Auditors’ remuneration
– Audit fees		320		2,800		905
– Audit-related fees		-		-		-
		320		2,800		905
Directors’ remuneration
– salaries and related cost		1,200		1,039		863
– retirement scheme contribution		9		9		9
– share-based payments		-		-		-
Key management personnel (other than directors)
– salaries and related cost		1,447		1,644		502
– retirement scheme contribution		23		17		11
– share-based payments		304		-		-
Research and development personnel
– salaries and related cost		936		1,056		1,145
– retirement scheme contribution		102		63		87
Other personnel
– salaries and related cost		55,526		52,247		54,839
– retirement scheme contribution		8,478		6,000		8,135
Total employee benefit expenses		68,025		62,075		65,591

(1) Cost of inventories recognized as expense included staff costs of RMB48,857,000, RMB45,886,000 and RMB52,685,000, retirement scheme contribution of RMB6,984,000, RMB4,845,000 and RMB7,051,000, depreciation and amortization expense of RMB11,203,000, RMB37,545,000 and RMB67,732,000, operating lease charges of RMB13,902,000, RMB13,902,000 and RMB12,923,000, and reversal of write-down of inventories of RMB2,733,000 and write-down of inventories of RMB75,078,000 and RMB7,667,000 for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015, respectively, which amounts are also included in the respective total amounts disclosed separately for each of these types of expenses.

China Ceramics Co., Ltd | CIK:0001470683 |

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