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Prepaid Land Lease Payments - Summary of Prepaid Land Lease Payments (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Disclosure Of Arrangements Involving Legal Form Of Lease [Abstract]
Carrying amount, beginning balance	$ 1,105	$ 1,794
Recognized lease expense during the year	(35)	(57)
Classified as held for sales		(566)
Exchange difference	33	(66)
Carrying amount, ending balance	1,103	1,105
Current portion included in prepayments	36	35
Non-current portion included in prepaid land lease payments	$ 1,067	$ 1,070

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Current lease prepayments.

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Lease prepayments.

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- Definition

Prepaid land lease payment classified as held for sale.

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- Definition

Prepaid land lease payment exchange difference.

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- Definition

The amount of payments on leases and subleases recognised as an expense by the lessee.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Note Expiry date 2019-01-01
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-Number 17
-IssueDate 2017-01-01
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- Definition

The amount of non-current prepayments for leases. [Refer: Non-current prepayments]

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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