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Global Ship Leasing Hong Kong Investment Co., Ltd (HK-GSL) Reports Results for the First Quarter of 2009

LONDON, ENGLAND–(Marketwire – May 19, 2009) – Global Ship Leasing Hong Kong Investment Co., Ltd (HK-GSL), Inc. (NYSE:GSL)(NYSE:GSL.U)(NYSE:GSL.WS), a containership charter owner, announced today its unaudited results for the three months ended March 31, 2009.