The board of directors of China Resources Cement Holdings Limited informed the shareholders of the company and potential investors that, based on the preliminary assessment of the group's unaudited consolidated management accounts, the group's profit attributable to the owners of the company for the year ended 31 December 2018 is expected to significantly increase as compared with that of the year ended 31 December 2017, attributable to the higher gross margin primarily as a result of the higher selling prices of products during the year.