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Investments accounted for using the equity method
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Investments accounted for using the equity method  
Investments accounted for using the equity method

16   Investments accounted for using the equity method

(a)

Investment in an associate

For the year ended

December 31, 

    

2022

    

2023

 

RMB’000

 

RMB’000

At beginning of year

 

184,907

199,200

Share of gains of an associate

 

25,291

7,157

Impairment charges on an associate

 

(10,998)

(7,157)

Disposal

(199,200)

At end of the year

 

199,200

Investment in an associate was nil since the end of the year 2023.

16   Investments accounted for using the equity method (Continued)

(a)

Investment in associate (Continued)

On March 28, 2017, Shanghai OneConnect set up Pingan Puhui Lixin Asset Management Co., Ltd. (“Puhui Lixin”) with Pingan Puhui Enterprise Management Co., Ltd. (“Puhui Management”), a subsidiary of Lufax, by investing a capital amount of RMB40,000,000. In January 2019, Shanghai OneConnect made an additional capital injection of RMB100,000,000 into Puhui Lixin. On February 20, 2020, Puhui Management made another additional capital injection of RMB40,000,000 into Puhui Lixin. Accordingly, the Group’s equity interests in the investee were diluted from 35% to 31.82%, resulting in a dilution gain amounting to RMB2,511,000. In March 2020, Shanghai OneConnect made an additional capital injection of RMB60,000,000 into Puhui Lixin, and the Group’s equity interests in the investee were increased to 40%.

On November 24, 2022, Shanghai OneConnect entered into the Equity Transfer Agreement with Puhui Management, pursuant to which Shanghai OneConnect conditionally agreed to sell, and Puhui Management conditionally agreed to purchase, the Group’s 40% equity interest in Puhui Lixin at a consideration of RMB199,200,000. Upon the completion, Shanghai OneConnect will no longer hold any equity interest in Puhui Lixin. The transaction has been approved by the extraordinary general meeting and completed in 2023.

(b)

Investment in a joint venture

    

For the year ended December 31,

    

2022

    

2023

    

2024

RMB’000

RMB’000

RMB’000

At beginning of year

439

Additions

2,550

Share of losses of a joint venture

(439)

(2,550)

At end of the year

The Group entered into an agreement of setting up Financial Open Portal (Guangxi) Cross-border Financial Digital Co., Ltd. (“Open Portal Guangxi”) with Digital Guangxi Group Co., Ltd. (“Digital Guangxi”) on April 10, 2020. The Group made a capital injection of RMB2,040,000 in 2020 and additional capital injection of RMB2,550,000 in 2023. The Group and Digital Guangxi owned the equity interest in Open Portal Guangxi as to 51% and 49%, respectively. The Group shares control with Digital Guangxi and accounts for the investment as a joint venture. The decisions on major operational and financial activities require the unanimous consent of the Group and Digital Guangxi pursuant to the provisions of the article of association of Open Portal Guangxi. Open Protal Guangxi was deregistered on October 31, 2024.