v3.21.2

Loans receivable, net (Additional Information) (Details) $ in Thousands |  |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Mar. 01, 2021 HKD ($) | Mar. 01, 2021 USD ($) | Mar. 01, 2019 HKD ($) | Mar. 01, 2019 USD ($) | Oct. 03, 2018 HKD ($) | Oct. 03, 2018 USD ($) | Sep. 26, 2018 HKD ($) | Sep. 26, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 HKD ($) loan | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) loan | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) loan | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Jan. 31, 2020 | Apr. 18, 2018
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8.00% | 2.50%
Provision charge |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,980 | $ 194 |  |  |  |
Interes income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 309 | 2 | $ 0 |  |  |
Loans to unrelated parties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 13,860,000 | $ 108,120 |  |  |  |  |
Loan reclassified from current to overdue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,000 |  |  |  |
Loan reclassified from current to overdue, settled |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 20,000 |  |
Accrued interest on loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 18,506,257 |  |  |  |  |  |
Provision for loan losses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 192 |  | 2,172 |  |
Consumer Loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of loans | loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 34 | 34 | 41 |  |  |  |
Corporate Loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of loans | loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 2 | 3 |  |  |  |
Mortgage loan agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans to unrelated parties |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 11,500,000 | $ 1,470 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate on loans |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8.00% | 8.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of loan by unrelated party | $ 11,500,000 | $ 1,470 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loan agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans to unrelated parties |  |  |  |  | $ 20,000,000 | $ 2,560 | $ 116,500,000 | $ 14,940 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate on loans |  |  |  |  | 8.00% | 8.00% | 8.00% | 8.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of loan by unrelated party |  |  | $ 20,000,000 | $ 2,560 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued interest on loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 13,860,000 |  |  |  | $ 108,120 |  |
Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.00% |  | 2.50% |  | 6.00% |  |
Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 54.00% |  | 58.00% |  | 54.00% |  |

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