Allied Group Limited provided consolidated earnings guidance for the six months ended June 30, 2017. Based on the current information available to the management of the company and a preliminary review and assessment of the latest unaudited consolidated management accounts of the Group for the six months ended June 30, 2017, it is expected that the profit attributable to the owners of the company for the first half of 2017 will increase very substantially from HKD 466.0 million for the corresponding period ended June 30, 2016. The estimated increase in Attributable Profit in the first half of 2017 is mainly attributable to the stronger performance of the SHK's principal investments, increase in profit contribution from SHK's consumer finance business; a higher revaluation gain of investment properties of the Company's listed subsidiary, Allied Properties (H.K.) Limited; and an increased contribution from TACI, which is driven by a gain on disposal of its subsidiary.