Tai United Holdings Limited provided group earnings guidance for the year ended December 31, 2018. The company is expected to record a substantial loss for the year ended 31 December 2018 when compared with a net profit of approximately HKD 312 million for the year ended 31 December 2017. The substantial loss was principally attributable to the following reasons: the substantial decrease in commodity trading activities of the Group causing a substantial decrease in revenue and also loss in this segment; the Group recorded a substantial fair value loss in respect of the disposal of listed securities by the Group during fiscal year 2018; the Group has recorded a loss in its disposal of certain distressed assets as disclosed in the company's announcement dated 27 September 2018; the decrease in rental income due to the disposal of investment properties in the United Kingdom in September 2017; and the decrease in revenue recorded in the financial services business segment as there was an early partial repayment of the then outstanding principal amount of the loan note receivable in the second half of 2018.