Other assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

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Summary of Other Assets

	Prepayment for exclusive use right of an airport terminal			Software			Leasehold improvements			Others			Total
	RMB million			RMB million			RMB million			RMB million			RMB million
At January 1, 2018		220			316			181			677			1,394
Additions		—			105			—			407			512
Acquisitions through business combinations		—			—			36			—			36
Transferred from construction in progress		—			69			86			—			155
Disposals		—			—			—			(6	)		(6	)
Amortization for the year		(10	)		(118	)		(61	)		(126	)		(315	)
At December 31, 2018		210			372			242			952			1,776
Impact on initial application of IFRS 16 (Note 2(b))		(210	)		—			—			—			(210	)
At January 1, 2019		—			372			242			952			1,566
Additions		—			75			—			338			413
Acquisitions through business combinations		—			—			9			23			32
Transferred from construction in progress		—			183			113			—			296
Amortization for the year		—			(148	)		(113	)		(67	)		(328	)
At December 31, 2019		—			482			251			1,246			1,979

Representing:

			2019		2018
	Note		RMB million		RMB million
Prepayments to related parties for acquisition of long-term assets		43(b)&52(c)		513		227
Amount paid to third parties and others				1,466		1,549
				1,979		1,776