Affluent Partners Holdings Limited provided unaudited consolidated earnings guidance for the six months ended September 30, 2019. The company the group is expected to record a significant increase in loss attributable to equity holders of the company by more than 85% for the six months ended 30 September 2019 as compared to the loss of approximately HKD 14.8 million attributable to equity holders of the company for the six months ended 30 September 2018. The significant increase in loss for the six months ended 30 September 2019 was mainly attributable to the following items: (i) the losses on the share of results of associates; (ii) the equity-settled share-based payment expenses; and (iii) the finance costs.