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Memorandum of Understanding

A Memorandum of Understanding describes an agreement between parties on an intended working arrangement. Six such agreements (below) were signed by Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority and other regulatory bodies to protect the interests of MPF scheme members.

Memorandum of Understanding for Cooperation on Exemption of Hong Kong Residents from Participation in Basic Pension Insurance

Parties

Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority

Administration of Social Insurance Fund of Guangdong

Date

July 2024

Purposes

To facilitate the application for exemption from participation in Basic Pension Insurance under Article 11 of the Interim Measures for Participation in Social Insurance by Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Residents for MPF scheme members working under employment relationship in the Guangdong Province (please refer to this page for further details).

Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation (in Chinese only) (Video of the Signing Ceremony)

Parties	Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority Monetary Authority of Macao
Date	December 2021
Purposes	To strengthen cooperation between the two regulatory bodies on information exchange, professional training and technical sharing.

Memorandum of Understanding Concerning the Regulation of Mandatory Provident Fund Products

Parties	Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority Securities and Futures Commission
Date	First signed in June 1999 Updated in April 2003 in the light of the commencement of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571, Laws of Hong Kong)
Purposes	Delineate the respective responsibilities of each party in respect of the regulation of MPF products and their operators; Reduce unnecessary duplication of efforts between these parties; and Promote mutual assistance and the exchange of information between these parties for the purposes of fulfilling their respective responsibilities.

Memorandum of Understanding Concerning the Regulation of Regulated Persons with respect to Registered Schemes under the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Ordinance

Parties	Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority Insurance Authority Monetary Authority Securities and Futures Commission
Date	May 2013
Purposes	Set out certain administrative and operational arrangements among the four parties regarding the exercise of their respective functions under the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Ordinance (Chapter 485, Laws of Hong Kong) concerning the regulation of regulated persons; and Is one of the measures to ensure, as far as possible, regulatory consistency and a level playing field in the regulation of regulated persons by the four regulators.

Memorandum of Understanding Concerning the Regulation of MPF Intermediaries

(Only applicable to the handling of complaints (including referral, investigation, enforcement, and monitoring the investigation and enforcement thereof) concerning the conduct of MPF intermediaries prior to 1 November 2012, and inapplicable to all other matters with effect from 1 November 2012)

Parties	Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority Monetary Authority Insurance Authority Securities and Futures Commission
Date	First signed in October 1999 Updated in January 2004 in the light of the commencement of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571, Laws of Hong Kong)
Purposes	Establish the respective responsibilities of each party in regulation of MPF intermediaries; Ensure conformity across parties in regulation; Reduce unnecessary duplication of efforts between the parties; and Reduce gaps in regulatory boundaries between parties.

Memorandum of Understanding

Parties	Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority Insurance Authority
Date	April 2004
Purposes	Strengthen cooperation in respect of supervision of MPF funds, entities or MPF intermediaries in which both parties have a regulatory interest; Eliminate unnecessary duplication of supervisory efforts; Remove gaps in regulatory supervision; and Promote exchange of information, as far as permitted by applicable laws, to better allow each party to perform its statutory functions.