Cash flow information

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Disclosure Of Cash Flow Information [Abstract]

Cash flow information

29.Cash flow information

(a)Cash generated from operations

	2020			2021			2022
	RMB’million			RMB’million			RMB’million
Profit before income tax		4,632			3,632			4,373
Adjustments for:
Depreciation and amortization		824			1,001			1,160
Impairment provision for investments in associates		4			-			-
Loss allowance for expected credit losses (Note 20)		8			9			47
Non-cash employee benefits expense – share based payments (Note 8)		569			647			665
Fair value gains on investments (Note 7)		-			(105	)		(26	)
Fair value gains of financial liability		-			-			(17	)
Net (gains)/losses in relation to equity investments		(32	)		10			-
Dividend income (Note 7)		-			(27	)		(14	)
Gains of step-up acquisition arising from business combination (Note 7)		(19	)		(8	)		(141	)
Share of (profit)/loss of associates and joint ventures (Note 17)		(19	)		47			(38	)
Interest income (Note 6)		(622	)		(530	)		(711	)
Fair value change on puttable shares		37			-			-
Interest expense		62			120			115
Net exchange differences		(2	)		1			(7	)
(Increase)/decrease in accounts receivable		(520	)		(769	)		906
Decrease/(increase) in inventories		8			(6	)		10
(Increase)/decrease in other operating assets		(887	)		408			(17	)
Increase in accounts payable		644			631			663
Increase in other operating liabilities		258			309			659
Cash generated from operations		4,945			5,370			7,627

(b)Non-cash investing and financing activities

	2020		2021		2022
	RMB’million		RMB’million		RMB’million
Equity interests in certain subsidiaries as consideration for business    combination		101		-		-

(c)Reconciliation of changes in liabilities from financing activities

The reconciliation of changes in liabilities from financing activities are mainly related to lease liabilities and notes payable which have been disclosed in the consolidated statements of cash flows, Note 14 and Note 25, respectively.