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CASH AND BANK BALANCES
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Disclosure Of CASH AND BANK BALANCES [Abstract]  
Disclosure of restricted cash and cash equivalents [text block]
19.
CASH AND BANK BALANCES
 
 
 
As of December 31,
 
 
 
2018
 
 
2017
 
 
 
RMB’000
 
 
RMB’000
 
Cash on hand
 
 
35
 
 
 
42
 
Cash at banks
 
 
8,981
 
 
 
2,286
 
Cash and bank balances
 
 
9,016
 
 
 
2,328
 
 
Cash and bank balances are denominated in the following currencies:
 
 
 
As of December 31,
 
 
 
2018
 
 
2017
 
 
 
RMB’000
 
 
RMB’000
 
Renminbi
 
 
203
 
 
 
171
 
Hong Kong dollars
 
 
6
 
 
 
6
 
US dollars
 
 
8,807
 
 
 
2,151
 
 
 
 
9,016
 
 
 
2,328
 
 
Bank balances denominated in Renminbi are deposited with banks in the PRC and are not freely convertible to foreign currencies. The conversion of these RMB denominated balances into foreign currencies is subject to the foreign exchange control rules and regulations promulgated by the PRC Government.
 
Bank balances denominated in US dollars are mainly held in bank accounts in Hong Kong and the United States of America.
 
Cash at banks and bank deposits comprise cash held by the Company and short-term bank deposits with an original maturity of three months or less. The deposits carry interest at prevailing market rates.
 
As of December 31, 2018, the Company has restricted cash of RMB 1,719,000 (2017: nil), of which nil (2017: nil) was used as collateral for the Company’s bank borrowings, and nil was used as collateral for the Company’s financial derivatives (2017: nil). They were temporarily not available for general use by the Company.