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Related party transactions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Related party transactions | Other than compensation to directors and stock options available to the directors, there were no transactions with other related parties in the years 2018, 2017 and 2016.
ZHEJIANG TIANLAN |
Related party transactions | There were sales of subsidiaries to the shareholders of the Company with gross sale proceeds of RMB10,140,000 in the year 2018 with none in 2017.

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