GreaterChina Professional Services Limited board of directors announced that, based on the draft unaudited consolidated management accounts of the Group, it is anticipated that the Group will record a substantial increase in loss for the six months ended 30 September 2015 as compared with its unaudited consolidated results for the six months ended 30 September 2014. Such increase in loss was mainly attributable to: fair value loss on financial assets at fair value through profit or loss of approximately HKD 8 million due to significant drop in the stock market in Hong Kong in general during the Period; effective interest expenses recognised on promissory notes issued by the company in November 2014 of approximately HKD 5 million; and recognition of share-based payments of approximately HKD 4 million arising from the grant of share options by the company during the Period.