The revision also considers the support recently extended by Tenaga Nasional Bhd through the implementation of periodic resetting of Kapar Power Station outage rates that has translated to an improvement in operational performance. On August 17, 2017, MARC revised the outlook on Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd's (HLFG) RM1.8 billion Commercial Papers and Medium-Term Notes (CP/MTN) to positive from stable while affirming its MARC-1/AA rating. The outlook revision for HLFG is in tandem with MARC's revision of HLB's outlook to positive from stable to reflect HLB's steady financial performance that is underpinned by prudent risk management and conservative lending practices.