Kingboard Holdings Limited provided unaudited earnings guidance for the year ended December 31, 2023. For the period, the Group is expecting to record a net profit of not less than HKD 2.02 billion for the year ended 31 December 2023, representing a decrease in net profit of not more than 45% as compared with the corresponding period in 2022. The expected decrease in the net profits of the Group for the year ended 31 December 2023 is primarily attributable to (1) the decrease in unit selling price in the market of the laminates products and chemicals products of the Group, (2) the allowance for credit loss of a loan to Country Garden Holdings Limited made by the Group, and (3) the allowance for impairment loss for the unsold residential properties in Eastern China held by the Group.