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TRADE RECEIVABLES
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
TRADE RECEIVABLES [abstract]  
Disclosure of trade receivables

19        TRADE RECEIVABLES

 

2018

 

2019

RMB’000

 

RMB’000

 

 

Trade receivables

3,922,829

 

4,563,219

Including: receivables from related parties

2,949,492

 

3,477,558

Less: Provision for impairment of receivables

(61,212)

 

(61,135)

3,861,617

 

4,502,084

 

As at December 31, 2018 and 2019, the Group’s trade receivables were all denominated in RMB. The majority of the trade receivable were from state-owned railroad companies or companies in transportation industry.

 

The passenger railroad services are usually transacted on a cash basis. The Group does not have formal contractual credit terms agreed with its customers for freight services but the trade receivables are usually settled within a period less than one year. As a result, the Group regards any receivable balance within one year being not overdue. The aging analysis of the outstanding trade receivables is as follows:

 

2019

2018

RMB’000

RMB’000

Within 1 year

3,558,842

3,034,930

Over 1 year but within 2 years

747,600

524,652

Over 2 years but within 3 years

172,482

231,879

Over 3 years

84,295

131,368

4,563,219

3,922,829

 

The Group applies the IFRS 9 simplified approach to measuring expected credit losses which uses a lifetime expected loss provision for all trade receivables.

 

Movements on the provision for impairment of trade receivables are as follows:

 

 

2017

 

2018

 

2019

 

RMB’000

 

RMB’000

 

RMB’000

 

 

 

 

 

 

At December 31

4,965

 

6,203

 

61,212

Change of accounting policy

-

 

60,704

 

-

At January 1

4,965

 

66,907

 

61,212

Provision for impairment

5,904

 

-

 

-

Reversal of impairment loss provision

-

 

(5,689)

 

-

Written-off

(4,666)

 

(6)

 

(77)

At December 31

6,203

 

61,212

 

61,135

 

The maximum exposure to credit risk at the reporting date is the carrying value mentioned above. The Group does not hold any collateral as security.