China Demeter Financial Investments Limited provided earnings guidance for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. The board of directors of the China Demeter Financial Investments Limited expected to record a substantial loss for the nine months ended 30 September 2017 when compared with the loss (inclusive of both continuing and discontinued operations) of approximately HKD 1.4 million for the nine months ended 30 September 2016. Based on the information currently available to the Board, the increase in expected loss for third quarter of 2017 was mainly attributable to the record of a loss in fair value of financial assets through profit or loss of approximately HKD 86.9 million for 2017 third quarter when compared with the gain in fair value of financial assets through profit or loss of approximately HKD 1.9 million in third quarter of 2016 as a result of the volatile stock market in Hong Kong during third quarter of 2017. The increase in expected loss was partly offset by the recognition of dividend income of approximately HKD 27.5 million received from available-for-sale investments of the Group during third quarter of 2017.