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Global Ship Leasing Hong Kong Investment Co., Ltd (HK-GSL) Announces Second Quarter 2009 Earnings Release, Conference Call and Webcast

LONDON, ENGLAND–(Marketwire – July 20, 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 that it will hold a conference call to discuss the Company’s results for the second quarter of 2009 on Monday, August 10, 2009 at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time. The Company will issue financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009 on Monday, August 10, 2009 before the open of market trading.