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Cash and Cash Equivalents
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Cash And Cash Equivalents [Abstract]  
Cash and Cash Equivalents
4. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

     March 31,
2014
     March 31,
2013
 
     US$      US$  

Cash on hand and at banks

     15,942,867         24,551,490   

Money market funds

     6,877,433         7,833,886   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total cash and cash equivalents

     22,820,300         32,385,376   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The cash on hand and at bank balances in the PRC subsidiaries are denominated in Renminbi (“RMB”), United States dollars (“US$”) and Hong Kong dollars (“HK$”) with the total amount equivalent to RMB76,953,161 (equivalent to US$12,382,243) and RMB61,563,027 (equivalent to US$9,911,137) as of March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Of these amounts, RMB68,012,481 (equivalent to US$10,943,631) and RMB56,510,003 (equivalent to US$9,097,642) are originally denominated in RMB as of March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. RMB is not freely convertible into other currencies; however, under Mainland China’s Foreign Exchange Control Regulations and Administration of Settlement, Sale and Payment of Foreign Exchange Regulations, the Company is permitted to exchange RMB for other currencies through banks authorized to conduct foreign exchange business. Other than RMB, the cash on hand and at banks of the Company in Hong Kong and the United States are denominated in HK$ and US$.