CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND SHORT-TERM DEPOSITS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND SHORT-TERM DEPOSITS [abstract]

Disclosure of cash and cash equivalents and short-term deposits

1720 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND SHORT-TERM DEPOSITS

	As at 31 December 2016	As at 31 December 2017
	RMB’000	RMB’000
Cash at bank and on hand	1,007,156	1,108,015
Term deposits with initial term not more than three months	352,500	52,500
Cash and cash equivalents	1,359,656	1,160,515
Term deposits with initial term of over three months (Note)	108,000	108,000
	1,467,656	1,268,515

Note: The original effective interest rate of term deposits was 1.56% per annum (2016: 1.65% per annum). 

The carrying amounts of the cash and cash equivalents and short-term deposits are denominated in the following currencies:

	As at 31 December 2016	As at 31 December 2017
	RMB’000	RMB’000
RMB	1,351,880	1,235,719
HKD	115,680	32,650
USD	96	146
	1,467,656	1,268,515