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17. Pension plan (Details Narrative) - CNY (¥) ¥ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Aggregate contributions to pension plans and retirement benefit schemes	¥ 458	¥ 378	¥ 353
ZHEJIANG JIAHUAN
Aggregate contributions to pension plans and retirement benefit schemes	1,594	1,324
ZHEJIANG TIANLAN
Aggregate contributions to pension plans and retirement benefit schemes	¥ 3,850	¥ 3,027	¥ 2,516

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The amount of cash or cash equivalents contributed by the entity to fund its pension plans.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
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