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2009/10 Annual Report Lenovo Group Limited
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
24 Receivables (continued)
(a) (continued)
Movements on the provision for impairment of trade receivables are as follows:
Group
2010 2009 2008
US$’000 US$’000 US$’000
At the beginning of the year 29,755 13,885 23,939
Exchange adjustment 296 168 –
Provisions made 14,702 24,631 –
Receivables written off during
the year as uncollectible (22,434) (7,400) (8,167)
Unused amounts reversed (5,000) (1,529) (597)
Disposal of discontinued operations – – (1,290)
At the end of the year 17,319 29,755 13,885
(b) Notes receivable of the Group are bank accepted notes mainly with maturity dates of within six months.
(c) Details of deposits, prepayments and other receivables are as follows:
Group Company
2010 2009 2008 2010 2009
US$’000 US$’000 US$’000 US$’000 US$’000
Deposits 553 3,466 2,640 881 212
Prepayments 175,528 197,050 182,534 5,017 67
Other receivables 1,287,341 834,327 1,021,872 – 317
1,463,422 1,034,843 1,207,046 5,898 596
(d) The carrying amounts of trade receivables, notes receivable, deposits and other receivables approximate their fair
value. The maximum exposure to credit risk at the balance sheet date is the fair value of each class of receivable
mentioned above. The Group does not hold any collateral as security.
The carrying amounts of deposits and receivables are denominated in the following currencies:
Group Company
2010 2009 2008 2010 2009
US$’000 US$’000 US$’000 US$’000 US$’000
Renminbi 625,006 488,692 593,121 – –
United States dollar 1,532,052 288,806 1,275,841 531 312
Euro 250,017 194,396 251,095 – –
Hong Kong dollar 105,457 15,236 35,820 350 217
Other currencies 183,170 554,324 – – –
2,695,702 1,541,454 2,155,877 881 529