Annual Report 2022

NOTESTOTHE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ended 31 December 2022 101 The United Laboratories International Holdings Limited Annual Report 2022 12. PROFIT FOR THE YEAR 2022 2021 RMB’000 RMB’000 Profit for the year has been arrived at after charging (crediting): Auditor’s remuneration 4,704 4,583 Depreciation Depreciation of right-of-use assets 11,109 11,089 Depreciation of property, plant and equipment 521,834 593,150 Amortisation of intangible assets (included in cost of sales) 19,488 16,618 Staff costs, including directors’ emoluments Salaries and other benefits 1,260,225 1,137,517 Contributions to retirement benefit schemes 136,781 119,654 1,397,006 1,257,171 (Reversal of write-down) write-down of inventories, net (included in cost of sales) (1,561) 2,003 Cost of inventories recognised as expenses 6,365,272 5,492,391