Other Operating Expenses

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

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Other Operating Expenses

7 OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES

				2019			2018		2017
							(Note 5)		(Note 5)
	Note			Million			Million		Million
Interconnection					21,037			20,692		21,762
Credit impairment losses					5,761			4,635		3,392
Write-down of inventories					171			155		297
(Gain)/loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment					(64	)		8		8
Write-off and impairment of property, plant and equipment					2,975			1,250		12,593
Auditors’ remuneration
- audit services		(i	)		111			108		107
- tax services					2			3		3
- other services					10			6		12
Others		(ii	)		16,241			13,918		19,312
					46,244			40,775		57,486

Note:

(i) Audit services include reporting on the Group’s internal controls over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of the United States of America at a service fee of RMB22 million (2018: RMB22 million; 2017: RMB22 million).

(ii) Others consist of administrative expenses, taxes and surcharges, and other miscellaneous expenses.