Group Cash Flows
| CITIC Limited Year ended 31 December | CITIC Bank Year ended 31 December | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HK$ million | 2021 | 
 2020 | Increase/ (Decrease) | % | 2021 | 2020 | Increase/ (Decrease) | % | 
| Net cash (used in)/ generated from operating activities | (40,694) | 193,225 | (233,919) | (121%) | (90,800) | 176,053 | (266,853) | (152%) | 
| Net cash used in investing activities | (267,453) | (256,167) | (11,286) | (4.4%) | (249,043) | (244,948) | (4,095) | (1.7%) | 
| Including: Proceeds from disposal and redemption of financial investments | 3,790,762 | 3,043,255 | 747,507 | 25% | 3,667,688 | 2,885,470 | 782,218 | 27% | 
| Payments for purchase of financial investments | (4,041,787) | (3,292,092) | (749,695) | (23%) | (3,912,064) | (3,123,840) | (788,224) | (25%) | 
| Net cash generated from financing activities | 208,155 | 36,018 | 172,137 | 478% | 264,856 | 51,596 | 213,260 | 413% | 
| Including: Proceeds from bank and other loans and debt instruments issued | 1,260,578 | 1,052,516 | 208,062 | 20% | 1,088,538 | 905,749 | 182,789 | 20% | 
| Repayment of bank and other loans and debt instruments issued | (1,028,186) | (951,030) | (77,156) | (8.1%) | (817,641) | (808,299) | (9,342) | (1.2%) | 
| Interest paid on bank and other loans and debt instruments issued | (41,084) | (36,566) | (4,518) | (12%) | (31,616) | (25,049) | (6,567) | (26%) | 
| Dividends paid to ordinary shareholders | (15,651) | (11,200) | (4,451) | (40%) | (19,043) | (16,941) | (2,102) | (12%) | 
| Dividends paid to non-controlling interests | (11,302) | (9,987) | (1,315) | (13%) | – | – | – | – | 
| Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents | (99,992) | (26,924) | (73,068) | (271%) | (74,987) | (17,299) | (57,688) | (333%) | 
| Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the Period | 452,702 | 463,038 | (10,336) | (2.2%) | 379,694 | 382,291 | (2,597) | (0.7%) | 
| Effect of exchange rate changes | 4,905 | 16,588 | (11,683) | (70%) | 4,513 | 14,702 | (10,189) | (69%) | 
| Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the Period | 357,615 | 452,702 | (95,087) | (21%) | 309,220 | 379,694 | (70,474) | (19%) |