Financial Statements

Notes to the financial statements

for the year ended 31 December 2011

38 Commitments

(a) Operating lease commitments

The Group leases land and staff accommodation under various operating lease agreements. The remaining lease terms of the majority of the leases are between six and 23 years and are renewable at mutually agreed terms. The future minimum lease payments payable under operating leases are as follows:

  2011 USD’000 2010 USD’000
Not later than one year 10,239 6,886
Later than one year but not later than five years 13,986 10,816
Later than five years 46,580 31,108
70,805 48,810

(b) Other commitments

Letters of credit for purchase of materials and operating equipment 11,902 3,433
Capital commitments for construction of facilities 18,730 13,555
Capital commitments for purchase of operating equipment and computer software 4,165 2,416