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Retirement Benefits (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

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Summary of Retirement Benefits

		RETIREMENT BENEFITS
		All employees are members of various defined contribution retirement schemes.
		Contributions to the various retirement schemes are fully expensed during the period in which they are incurred.
		Retirement benefit costs			32.8				33.7				30.0

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