Leases

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

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Leases

16 LEASES

This note provides lease information about the Group as a lessee.

(a) Right-of-use assets

	Telecommunications Towers and related assets			Buildings and premises			Others			Total
	Million			Million			Million			Million
Cost:
As of January 1, 2019		75,169			35,790			3,545			114,504
Additions		5,696			9,135			1,139			15,970
Early termination and modification of lease contracts		(1,890	)		(1,620	)		(567	)		(4,077	)
Exchange gains and losses		—			22			—			22
As of December 31, 2019		78,975			43,327			4,117			126,419
Accumulated amortization and impairment:
As of January 1, 2019		15,299			12,409			2,507			30,215
Charge for the year		14,738			7,675			338			22,751
Early termination of lease contracts		(276	)		(435	)		(151	)		(862	)
Exchange gains and losses		—			7			—			7
As of December 31, 2019		29,761			19,656			2,694			52,111
Net book value:
As of December 31, 2019		49,214			23,671			1,423			74,308
As of January 1, 2019		59,870			23,381			1,038			84,289

(b) Amounts recognized in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income

For the year ended December 31, 2019, the depreciation charge of right-of-use assets recognized in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income amounted to RMB22,751 million. Other than the depreciation charge of right-of-use assets, the amounts recognized in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income in relation to interest expense of lease liabilities, and expenses related to short-term lease, low-value lease which is not recorded as short-term lease and variable lease payment are disclosed in Note 5 and Note 10, respectively.