Notes to the Consolidated Financial StatementsFor the year ended 31 March <strong>2011</strong>16. Property, Plant and EquipmentGroupBuildings Plant Furniture,Leasehold at the Leasehold Mining and Motor fixtures and Constructionland Buildings mining site improvements structures machinery vehicles equipment in progress TotalHK$’000 HK$’000 HK$’000 HK$’000 HK$’000 HK$’000 HK$’000 HK$’000 HK$’000 HK$’000CostBalance at 1 April 2009 – – – 207 – – 1,691 509 – 2,407Additions – – – – – – – 197 – 197Disposals – – – – – – (980) – – (980)Derecognized on disposalof subsidiaries – – – – – – – (84) – (84)Acquired on acquisitionof subsidiaries – – – – – – 1,474 – – 1,474Effect of foreign currencyexchange differences – – – – – – – 17 – 17Balance at 31 March 2010 – – – 207 – – 2,185 639 – 3,031Additions 22,960 3,693 – – 1,199 3,865 5,099 201 24,159 61,176Disposals – – – – – – (722) – – (722)Transferred fromconstruction in progress – – 15,147 – 11,151 – – – (26,298) –Derecognized on disposalof subsidiaries – – – – – – – (153) – (153)Acquired on acquisitionof subsidiaries – – 296 – 363 2,208 – 26 13,985 16,878Effect of foreign currencyexchange differences – – 375 – 311 175 100 12 465 1,438Balance at 31 March <strong>2011</strong> 22,960 3,693 15,818 207 13,024 6,248 6,662 725 12,311 81,648Sino Prosper State Gold Resources Holdings Limited84
Notes to the Consolidated Financial StatementsFor the year ended 31 March <strong>2011</strong>16. Property, Plant and Equipment (continued)GroupBuildings Plant Furniture,Leasehold at the Leasehold Mining and Motor fixtures and Constructionland Buildings mining site improvements structures machinery vehicles equipment in progress TotalHK$’000 HK$’000 HK$’000 HK$’000 HK$’000 HK$’000 HK$’000 HK$’000 HK$’000 HK$’000Accumulated depreciationand impairmentBalance at 1 April 2009 – – – 176 – – 1,164 334 – 1,674Eliminated on disposals of assets – – – – – – (980) – – (980)Eliminated on disposalof subsidiaries – – – – – – – (73) – (73)Depreciation expense – – – 31 – – 279 132 – 442Effect of foreign currencyexchange differences – – – – – – – 12 – 12Balance at 31 March 2010 – – – 207 – – 463 405 – 1,075Eliminated on disposals of assets – – – – – – (355) – – (355)Eliminated on disposalof subsidiaries – – – – – – – (128) – (128)Depreciation expense 272 44 388 – 9 463 748 117 – 2,041Effect of foreign currencyexchange differences – – 9 – – 12 12 5 – 38Balance at 31 March <strong>2011</strong> 272 44 397 207 9 475 868 399 – 2,671Carrying amountsBalance at 31 March <strong>2011</strong> 22,688 3,649 15,421 – 13,015 5,773 5,794 326 12,311 78,977Balance at 31 March 2010 – – – – – – 1,722 234 – 1,956Notes:(i)Amongst the depreciation expense of HK$2,041,000 (2010: 442,000), approximately HK$193,000 (2010: Nil),HK$539,000 (2010: Nil) and HK$1,309,000 (2010: 442,000) were included in construction in progress, cost of salesand general and administrative expenses respectively.(ii)Buildings at the mining site are located in the PRC.(iii)At 31 March <strong>2011</strong>, leasehold land and buildings with carrying amounts of HK$26,337,000 (2010: Nil) were situated inHong Kong under medium-term lease.<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2011</strong>85