Consultancy fee charged by the related party in related party transactions.

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Total percentage of share in the Entity held by controlling shareholder through its subsidiaries.

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Percentage of share in the Entity held by controlling shareholders through its subsidiaries.

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Percentage of share in the Entity held by Non-Controlling Shareholder with significant influence over the Group.

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The number of shares in the Entity held by controlling shareholder through its subsidiaries.

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- Definition

Line items represent concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes of the table.

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Related Party Disclosures - Additional Information (Detail) ¥ in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2018 CNY (¥) shares	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2017 CNY (¥) shares	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 CNY (¥)
Hong Leong Asia Limited [member] \| Subsidiaries [member]
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]
Ownership interest in the entity, shares	17,059,154	17,059,154	16,360,845	16,360,845
Ownership interest in the entity, percentage	41.80%	41.80%	40.00%	40.00%
Consultancy fees charged	$ 10	¥ 30	$ 10	¥ 30	$ 10	¥ 30
HL Technology Systems Private Limited [member] \| Subsidiaries [member]
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]
Ownership interest held by controlling shareholder, percent	23.30%	23.30%	23.30%	23.30%
Well Summit Investments Limited [member] \| Subsidiaries [member]
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]
Ownership interest held by controlling shareholder, percent	18.50%	18.50%	16.70%	16.70%
Yulin City Government [member]
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]
Ownership interest held by non-controlling shareholder with significant influence over the Group	17.20%	17.20%	17.20%	17.20%