Capital management

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

33.	Capital management

The Group manages its capital to ensure that entities in the Group will be able to continue as a going concern while maximizing the return to shareholders through the optimization of the debt and equity balance.

The capital structure of the Group consists of net debts and equity attributable to the equity holders of the Company as disclosed in the table below. Management reviews the capital structure on an on-going basis, considering the cost of capital, the tenure and the risks associated with each class of capital. Management makes adjustments to capital structure, in light of changes in economic conditions. To maintain or adjust the capital structure, the Group may adjust the dividend payment to shareholders, return capital to shareholders or issue new shares.

There were no changes in the Group’s approach to capital management.


	31.12.2022			31.12.2023			31.12.2023
	RMB’000			RMB’000			US$’000
Loans and borrowings (current and non-current)		2,341,432			2,540,294			357,607
Lease liabilities (current and non-current)		59,641			49,281			6,938
Trade and other liabilities (current and non-current)		8,374,724			9,475,529			1,333,905
Less: Cash and bank balances		(4,850,743	)		(6,039,471	)		(850,199	)

Net debts		5,925,054			6,025,633			848,251
Equity attributable to equity holders of the Company		9,008,946			9,226,528			1,298,853

Total capital and net debts		14,934,000			15,252,161			2,147,104

As disclosed in Note 20, certain subsidiaries of the Group are required by the relevant authorities in the PRC to contribute and maintain a

non-distributable

statutory reserve fund whose utilization is subject to approval by the relevant authorities in the PRC. This externally imposed capital requirement has been complied with by the subsidiaries of the Group for the financial years ended December 31, 2022 and 2023.