The Board of Directors of China Financial Leasing Group Limited informed to the shareholders of the company and potential investors that, the group's loss for the six months ended 30 June 2013 may be substantially reduced compared with that in 2012, which was mainly caused by the improvement in sentiment of the Hong Kong stock market that the company recorded both realized and unrealized gain; cost control measures have been implemented effectively, reducing operating expenses substantively; and reduced legal and professional expenses incurred for the corporate exercises compared with the corresponding period of last year.