Hong Kong Building & Loan Agency Ltd. provided consolidated earnings guidance for the six months ended June 30, 2014. For the six months, the company expected to record a substantial loss as compared with a profit recorded by the company for the corresponding period in 2013. The expected loss in the company's results for the six months ended June 30, 2014 was mainly attributable to the expenses involved in the completion of the very substantial acquisition in relation to the acquisition of Weldtech Technology Co.

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