Power Financial Group Limited provided earnings guidance for the six months ended June 30, 2019. For the six months, the company expected to record a profit before taxation for the six months ended 30 June 2019 as compared to a loss before taxation of approximately HKD 202 million for the six months ended 30 June 2018. The Directors attribute the profit before taxation for fiscal year 2019 Interim Period principally to a substantial increase in turnover, in particular, in the money lending business segment of the Group, during fiscal year 2019 Interim Period (fiscal year 2018 Interim Period: approximately HKD 10 million); and (ii) a significant decrease in loss arising on fair value changes on securities investments (comprising both realised losses and unrealised losses) and the loss during fiscal year 2019 Interim Period is approximately HKD 2 million (fiscal year 2018 Interim Period: HKD 156 million), which includes the fair value changes on certain listed securities, the trading of which on the Stock Exchange had been suspended by the Securities and Futures Commission.