Cash and cash equivalents

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Cash and Cash Equivalents [Abstract]

Cash and cash equivalents

3. Cash and cash equivalents

	As of
	June 30, 2021		December 31, 2020
	$		$
Cash at bank and in hand		1,465,757		441,283
Cash equivalents (note (i))		300,816		833
		1,766,573		442,116
Denominated in:
US$		907,662		297,813
RMB (note (ii))		36,222		23,898
Hong Kong dollar (“HK$”)		822,182		119,695
Australian dollar (“A$”)		471		710
Taiwan dollar (“TW$”)		36		—
		1,766,573		442,116

Note:

(i) Cash equivalents represent short-term and highly liquid investments in a money market fund.

(ii) Certain cash and bank balances denominated in RMB were deposited with banks in China. The conversion of these RMB denominated balances into foreign currencies is subject to the rules and regulations of foreign exchange control promulgated by the government of the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”).