Car parking spaces in the PRC were valued under the direct comparison approach. The market unit rate is one of the key inputs. The higher the market unit rate the higher the fair value, and vice versa. The adopted market unit rates range from RMB110,000 to RMB170,000 (2013: RMB115,000 to RMB150,000) per unit.

Details of the Group's investment properties which falls under Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy as at 31 December 2014 and 31 December 2013 are as follows:

 
                                           Fair value 
                                              as at 
                                           2014            2013 
                                        HK$'000         HK$'000 
 
Commercial property located 
 in Hong Kong                         7,907,000       7,780,000 
Commercial properties located 
 in the PRC                           2,451,285       2,436,706 
                                 --------------  -------------- 
                                     10,358,285      10,216,706 
                                       ========        ======== 
 

There were no transfers between Level 1, 2 and 3 in both years presented.

   18.     PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT 
 
 
                        Hotel           Other                                      Furniture, 
                     property      properties                                        fixtures 
                           in              in                                             and 
                         Hong            Hong                                       equipment 
                         Kong            Kong 
 
                                                   Properties                                                                         Crockery, 
                                                           in           Plant                                                          utensils 
                                                          the             and                           Motor        Leasehold              and 
                                                          PRC       machinery                        vehicles     improvements            linen            Total 
                      HK$'000         HK$'000         HK$'000         HK$'000         HK$'000         HK$'000          HK$'000          HK$'000          HK$'000 
COST 
At 1 January 
 2013               1,089,672               -               -          39,175          35,893           7,011           73,658            5,051        1,250,460 
Additions                   -               -               -           5,910           1,627             701              805                -            9,043 
Disposals                   -               -               -               -           (619)            (47)                -                -            (666) 
Exchange 
 adjustments                -               -               -              88             120             166              193                -              567 
               --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------  ---------------  ---------------  --------------- 
At 31 
 December 
 2013               1,089,672               -               -          45,173          37,021           7,831           74,656            5,051        1,259,404 
Additions                   -               -               -             408           1,868             724              293                -            3,293 
Transfer 
from 
investment 
  properties                -         421,000          47,387               -               -               -                -                -          468,387 
Disposals                   -               -               -               -            (46)            (31)          (1,329)                -          (1,406) 
Exchange 
 adjustments                -               -           (115)            (18)            (12)            (20)             (27)                -            (192) 
               --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------   --------------   --------------   -------------- 
At 31 
 December 
 2014               1,089,672         421,000          47,272          45,563          38,831           8,504           73,593            5,051        1,729,486 
               --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------   --------------   --------------   -------------- 
DEPRECIATION 
At 1 January 
 2013                  87,586               -               -          13,085          25,332           3,360           57,386                -          186,749 
Provided 
 for the 
 year                  27,517               -               -           5,153           7,535           1,213           14,945                -           56,363 
Eliminated 
 on disposals               -               -               -               -           (557)             (4)                -                -            (561) 
Exchange 
 adjustments                -               -               -              19              40              76              111                -              246 
               --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------   --------------   --------------   -------------- 
At 31 
 December 
 2013                 115,103               -               -          18,257          32,350           4,645           72,442                -          242,797 
Provided 
 for the 
 year                  27,516          12,923           1,030           5,368           1,521           1,165              960                -           50,483 
Eliminated 
 on disposals               -               -               -               -             (8)            (31)          (1,196)                -          (1,235) 
Exchange 
 adjustments                -               -               4               2               1             (6)             (16)                -             (15) 
               --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------   --------------   --------------   -------------- 
At 31 
 December 
 2014                 142,619          12,923           1,034          23,627          33,864           5,773           72,190                -          292,030 
               --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------   --------------   --------------   -------------- 
CARRYING 
 VALUES 
At 31 
 December 
 2014                 947,053         408,077          46,238          21,936           4,967           2,731            1,403            5,051        1,437,456 
                     ========        ========        ========        ========        ========        ========         ========         ========         ======== 
At 31 
 December 
 2013                 974,569               -               -          26,916           4,671           3,186            2,214            5,051        1,016,607 
                     ========        ========        ========        ========        ========        ========         ========         ========         ======== 
 

The above items of property, plant and equipment are depreciated on a straight-line basis after taking into account their estimated residual values at the following rates per annum:

Leasehold land and properties Over the lease terms ranging from 42 years to 45.5 years

             Completed hotel building                                     40 years 
             Plant and machinery                                            10% 
             Furniture, fixtures and equipment                         25% 
             Motor vehicles                                                    25% 
             Leasehold improvements                                     25% 

The carrying amounts of properties shown above comprise properties situated in:

 
                                   2014      2013 
                                HK$'000   HK$'000 
Hotel and other properties 
 in Hong Kong 
  Medium-term leases          1,355,130   974,569 
                               ========  ======== 
Properties in the PRC 
  Medium-term leases             46,238         - 
                               ========  ======== 
 
   19.     PROPERTIES FOR DEVELOPMENT 
 
                                         2014            2013 
                                      HK$'000         HK$'000 
COST 
At 1 January                        1,417,033       1,336,169 
Additions                              51,459         125,366 
Transfer to properties held 
 for sale                           (133,126)        (86,436) 
Exchange adjustments                  (3,254)          41,934 
                               --------------  -------------- 
At 31 December                      1,332,112       1,417,033 
                               --------------  -------------- 
AMORTISATION 
At 1 January                           66,220          43,926 
Provided for the year                  23,298          24,124 
Transfer to properties held 
 for sale                             (5,695)         (3,455) 
Exchange adjustments                    (143)           1,625 
                               --------------  -------------- 
At 31 December                         83,680          66,220 
                               --------------  -------------- 
CARRYING VALUE 
At 31 December                      1,248,432       1,350,813 
                                     ========        ======== 
 

The carrying amount represents the Group's interest in certain pieces of land located in the PRC to be held for future development.

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