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Increase (decrease) in other comprehensive income

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Prc statutory reserve.

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Line items represent concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes of the table.

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The amount of investments in equity instruments that the entity has designated at fair value through other comprehensive income. [Refer: At fair value [member]; Other comprehensive income]

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The amount of financial assets that are measured at fair value and for which gains (losses) are recognised in profit or loss. A financial asset shall be measured at fair value through profit or loss unless it is measured at amortised cost or at fair value through other comprehensive income. A gain (loss) on a financial asset measured at fair value shall be recognised in profit or loss unless it is part of a hedging relationship, it is an investment in an equity instrument for which the entity has elected to present gains and losses in other comprehensive income or it is a financial asset measured at fair value through other comprehensive income. [Refer: At fair value [member]; Financial assets]

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The amount of investments accounted for using the equity method. The equity method is a method of accounting whereby the investment is initially recognised at cost and adjusted thereafter for the post-acquisition change in the investor's share of net assets of the investee. The investor's profit or loss includes its share of the profit or loss of the investee. The investor's other comprehensive income includes its share of the other comprehensive income of the investee. [Refer: At cost [member]]

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A component of equity representing the entity's cumulative undistributed earnings or deficit.

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The weighted average lessee's incremental borrowing rate applied to lease liabilities recognised in the statement of financial position at the date of initial application of IFRS 16. The incremental borrowing rate is the rate of interest that a lessee would have to pay to borrow over a similar term, and with a similar security, the funds necessary to obtain an asset of a similar value to the right-of-use asset in a similar economic environment.

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Changes in Accounting Policies (IFRS 9 and IFRS 16) - Additional Information (Detail) - CNY (¥) ¥ in Millions	Jan. 01, 2018	Dec. 31, 2019	Jan. 01, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Disclosure of initial application of standards or interpretations [line items]
Investments accounted for using the equity method		¥ 155,228	¥ 144,109	¥ 145,325
Bottom of range [member]
Disclosure of initial application of standards or interpretations [line items]
Weighted average lessee's incremental borrowing rate applied to lease liabilities recognised at date of initial application of IFRS 16			3.50%
Top of range [member]
Disclosure of initial application of standards or interpretations [line items]
Weighted average lessee's incremental borrowing rate applied to lease liabilities recognised at date of initial application of IFRS 16			4.00%
Increase/(decrease) due to IFRS9 - associates [member]
Disclosure of initial application of standards or interpretations [line items]
Retained profit	¥ (2,194)
PRC statutory reserves	(548)
Increase of other comprehensive income of the group	548
Investments accounted for using the equity method	(2,194)
Increase/(decrease) due to application of IFRS 16 [member]
Disclosure of initial application of standards or interpretations [line items]
Investments accounted for using the equity method			¥ (1,216)
Increase/(decrease) due to application of IFRS 16 [member] \| IFRS 16 lease [member]
Disclosure of initial application of standards or interpretations [line items]
Retained profit			(1,202)
PRC statutory reserves			(14)
Investments accounted for using the equity method			¥ (1,216)
Increase/(decrease) due to IFRS9 - classification and measurement [member]
Disclosure of initial application of standards or interpretations [line items]
Financial assets at fair value profit or loss	65,630
Equity investments measured at fair value of other comprehensive income	44
Financial assets at fair value of other comprehensive income reserve	19
Increase/(decrease) due to IFRS9 - Impairment [member]
Disclosure of initial application of standards or interpretations [line items]
Retained profit	(165)
PRC statutory reserves	¥ (6)