Cash and cash equivalents (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Cash and Cash Equivalents [Abstract]

Summary of cash and cash equivalents

	As of
	September 30, 2021		December 31, 2020
	$		$
Cash at bank and in hand		1,097,430		441,283
Cash equivalents (note (i))		301,068		833
		1,398,498		442,116
Denominated in:
US$		762,209		297,813
RMB (note (ii))		28,802		23,898
Hong Kong dollar (“HK$”)		607,323		119,695
Australian dollar (“A$”)		134		710
Taiwan dollar (“TW$”)		30		—
		1,398,498		442,116

Notes:

(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”).