Lai Sun Development Company Limited provided earnings guidance for the year ended 31 July 2018. The board of directors of the Company informed shareholders of the Company and potential investors that the unaudited consolidated profit attributable to the owners of the Company for the year ended 31 July 2018 are expected to record a significant increase from that of HKD 2,093.6 million for the year ended 31 July 2017. The expected increase in consolidated profit attributable to owners of the Company, based on unaudited consolidated management accounts, is primarily due to substantial increase in revaluations of investment properties owned by the Group and held through joint ventures of the Group during the year under review.