Southwest Securities International Securities Limited provided unaudited consolidated earnings guidance for the year ended December 31, 2019. The company group is expected to record a significant increase in consolidated net loss for the Year 2019 as compared to the year ended 31 December 2018. The board considers that the aforesaid expected result is mainly due to, among others, the increase in the Group's expected credit losses on accounts receivable arising from margin financing business of approximately HKD 312.9 million for Year 2019 as compared to Year 2018.