Consolidated Cash Flow Statement
            
            
              For the year ended 31 December 2011
            
            
              (Expressed in Renminbi)
            
            
              Annual Report 2011 /
            
            
              1
            
            
              The notes on pages 108 to 174 form part of these financial statements.
            
            
              
                2011
              
            
            
              2010
            
            
              Note
            
            
              
                RMB’000
              
            
            
              RMB’000
            
            
              (Restated)
            
            
              
                Investing activities
              
            
            
              Payments for purchase of property, plant and equipment
            
            
              and other assets
            
            
              
                (916,016)
              
            
            
              (819,923)
            
            
              Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment
            
            
              and other assets
            
            
              
                37,925
              
            
            
              26,913
            
            
              Net cash inflow arising from acquisition of subsidiaries
            
            
              
                –
              
            
            
              2,532
            
            
              Payments for acquisition of investments
            
            
              
                (113,294)
              
            
            
              (298,464)
            
            
              Payments for acquisition of non-controlling interests
            
            
              
                –
              
            
            
              (41,096)
            
            
              Payments for associate
            
            
              
                –
              
            
            
              (45,347)
            
            
              Proceeds from disposal of investments
            
            
              41(i)
            
            
              
                78,105
              
            
            
              63,325
            
            
              Dividends received
            
            
              
                52,739
              
            
            
              56,696
            
            
              
                Net cash used in investing activities
              
            
            
              
                (860,541)
              
            
            
              (1,055,364)
            
            
              
                Financing activities
              
            
            
              Proceeds from bank and other loans
            
            
              
                1,411,038
              
            
            
              1,723,994
            
            
              Repayments of bank and other loans
            
            
              
                (2,165,486)
              
            
            
              (1,356,505)
            
            
              Dividends paid
            
            
              
                (787,388)
              
            
            
              (1,297,868)
            
            
              Contribution from non-controlling owners to subsidiaries
            
            
              
                20,000
              
            
            
              69,276
            
            
              
                Net cash used in financing activities
              
            
            
              
                (1,521,836)
              
            
            
              (861,103)
            
            
              
                Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
              
            
            
              
                (1,158,735)
              
            
            
              (390,055)
            
            
              
                Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of year
              
            
            
              
                8,470,249
              
            
            
              8,870,424
            
            
              
                Effect of foreign exchange rate changes
              
            
            
              
                (13,282)
              
            
            
              (10,120)
            
            
              
                Cash and cash equivalents at the end of year
              
            
            
              33
            
            
              
                7,298,232
              
            
            
              8,470,249