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MPF intermediaries
MPFMPF Intermediaries ExaminationThe MPF System commenced operations in:
Answer: December 2000. The MPF System began operating in December 2000, after the Ordinance (1995), the subsidiary legislation (1998) and the MPFA (1998).Why not the others:• July 1995: July 1995 is when the Legislative Council passed the MPFSO.• March 1998: March 1998 is when the detailed subsidiary legislation was made.• September 1998: September 1998 is when the MPFA was set up.Watch out: Candidates confuse the date the MPFA was set up with the date the System started.Rule: Order: MPFSO passed 1995 → subsidiary legislation March 1998 → MPFA September 1998 → operations December 2000.Source: MPF Study Notes, Tenth Edition (June 2026), 1.3
Candidates confuse the date the MPFA was set up with the date the System started.
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