RELATED PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS (Schedule of Compensation of Key Management Personnel of Group) (Details) ¥ in Thousands, $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 CNY (¥)	Jun. 30, 2019 CNY (¥)
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]
Wages, salaries and allowances \| ¥		¥ 463	¥ 474
Housing subsidies \| ¥		9	8
Contribution to pension plans \| ¥		45	38
Total Compensation of key management personnel \| ¥		¥ 517	¥ 520
USD [Member]
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]
Wages, salaries and allowances \| $	$ 67
Housing subsidies \| $	1
Contribution to pension plans \| $	5
Total Compensation of key management personnel \| $	$ 73

The amount of housing subsidies to key management personnel in the form of employment benefits.

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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 compensation to key management personnel. [Refer: Key management personnel of entity or parent [member]]

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The amount of compensation to key management personnel in the form of post-employment benefits. [Refer: Key management personnel of entity or parent [member]]

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The amount of compensation to key management personnel in the form of short-term employee benefits. [Refer: Key management personnel of entity or parent [member]]

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