Staff costs and Directors Remuneration (Details Textual)	Jan. 02, 2019 shares
Value Creation Plan [Member] \| Subsequent Events [Member]
Disclosure of Staff costs and Directors Remuneration [Line Items]
Number Of Share Options Granted In Share based Payment	439,075

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