China Communications Services Corporation Limited Annual Report 2015
        
        
          
            101
          
        
        
          
            CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF
          
        
        
          
            CASH FLOWS
          
        
        
          For the year ended 31 December 2015
        
        
          
            2015
          
        
        
          2014
        
        
          Notes
        
        
          
            RMB’000
          
        
        
          RMB’000
        
        
          
            Investing activities
          
        
        
          Payments for purchase of property, plant and equipment and
        
        
          other intangible assets
        
        
          
            (811,769)
          
        
        
          (794,595)
        
        
          Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment and
        
        
          other intangible assets
        
        
          
            161,637
          
        
        
          13,784
        
        
          Restricted bank deposits paid
        
        
          
            (1,102,061)
          
        
        
          (64,265)
        
        
          Dividends received
        
        
          
            63,727
          
        
        
          78,251
        
        
          Proceeds from disposal of investments
        
        
          
            1,463
          
        
        
          190,843
        
        
          Payments for acquisition of investments
        
        
          
            (750)
          
        
        
          (300,140)
        
        
          Other cash paid related to investing activities
        
        
          
            (623)
          
        
        
          (552)
        
        
          Other cash received related to investing activities
        
        
          
            2,212
          
        
        
          —
        
        
          
            Net cash used in investing activities
          
        
        
          
            (1,686,164)
          
        
        
          (876,674)
        
        
          
            Financing activities
          
        
        
          Proceeds from bank and other loans
        
        
          
            225,813
          
        
        
          995,468
        
        
          Repayments of bank and other loans
        
        
          
            (302,502)
          
        
        
          (209,500)
        
        
          Dividends paid
        
        
          
            (716,142)
          
        
        
          (942,019)
        
        
          
            Net cash used in financing activities
          
        
        
          
            (792,831)
          
        
        
          (156,051)
        
        
          
            Increase in cash and cash equivalents
          
        
        
          
            2,208,816
          
        
        
          576,129
        
        
          
            Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
          
        
        
          
            7,313,515
          
        
        
          6,760,237
        
        
          
            Effect of foreign exchange rate changes
          
        
        
          
            13,520
          
        
        
          (22,851)
        
        
          
            Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year
          
        
        
          31
        
        
          
            9,535,851
          
        
        
          7,313,515
        
        
          The notes on pages 102 to 170 form part of these consolidated financial statements.