Appointments to Mandatory Provident Fund Industry Schemes Committee announced
The Government announced today (August 21) that the Financial Secretary, in exercise of his authority under the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Ordinance (Cap. 485), has reappointed Mr Lam Chun-sing as the Chairman of the Mandatory Provident Fund Industry Schemes Committee (MPFISC). He has also appointed Mr Lam Fung-yuen and reappointed Mr Franki Chan Shut-ho, Mr Samme Cheng Pak-man, Ms Cherrie Chong Wing-lum, Mr Jacky Ho Yan-ching, Mr Bob Lee Tak-luen, Mr Adrian Li Man-kiu, Mr Daniel Shum Hau-tak and Mr Howard Tong Ho-wai as members of the MPFISC. The appointments are for a term of two years from August 25, 2026, to August 24, 2028, both dates inclusive.
In welcoming the above appointments, a spokesperson for the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau said, "The MPFISC oversees the effectiveness of Mandatory Provident Fund industry schemes and advises the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA) on ways to improve the administration and operation of the schemes. We are confident that Mr Lam will continue to lead the MPFISC in providing insightful recommendations to the MPFA to strengthen the interests and retirement protection of casual employees in the catering and the construction industries."
The spokesperson also expressed gratitude to the outgoing member, Mr Lam Tsin-kwok, for his dedicated service to the MPFISC during his tenure.
The membership of the MPFISC with effect from August 25, 2026, is as follows:
Chairman
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Mr Lam Chun-sing
Members
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Mr Franki Chan Shut-ho
Mr Samme Cheng Pak-man
Ms Cherrie Chong Wing-lum
Mr Jacky Ho Yan-ching
Mr Huang Yongquan
Mr Lam Fung-yuen
Mr Bob Lee Tak-luen
Mr Adrian Li Man-kiu
Mr Daniel Shum Hau-tak
Mr Howard Tong Ho-wai
Representative of the MPFA
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Mr Cheng Yan-chee, Managing Director
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Provisional register and omissions list for Rural Representative Election released today
The 2026 provisional register and the omissions list for the Rural Representative Election (RRE) were released today (August 21). Members of the public may log in to the RRE Voter Registration Information Enquiry System through the RRE website (www.had.gov.hk/rre) to check their own registration particulars, as well as to check from the website whether they are listed on the omissions list, from today to September 9. They may also call the RRE hotline at 2152 1521 during ordinary business hours throughout the above-mentioned period to check the relevant information.
Lodging statutory claims or objections
Any person who considers a registered person not eligible for registration may lodge a notice of objection in person with the office of the Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) located at the Home Affairs Department (HAD), 11/F, Southorn Centre, 130 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai, or the relevant Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs) in the respective New Territories District Offices (NTDOs) (the office addresses are set out on the RRE website) during ordinary business hours on or before September 9.
Any person who has been determined by the ERO as not eligible to be registered, or whose application for registration was not further considered by the ERO, or who has made an application for registration but whose name is not recorded in the relevant provisional register, or whose name is included in the omissions list, or who has a claim to make about his or her particulars in the provisional register, may lodge a notice of claim in person during the above-mentioned period.
The specified forms for lodging a notice of objection or a notice of claim can be obtained from the Officers' office. They can also be downloaded from the RRE website.
If the principal residential address of the person who makes the claim is not in Hong Kong, he or she may lodge a notice of claim in person, or authorise a person in writing to lodge on his or her behalf during the above-mentioned period. He or she may also deliver a notice of claim to the Officers' office by post, by fax or by electronic means (an electronic record authenticated by a digital signature) on or before September 9 (Hong Kong time).
Upon receiving the notice of claim or the notice of objection, the Revising Officer will hear the case as soon as practicable within the statutory deadline. To enhance transparency and enable persons concerned and members of the public to attend the hearings, information about the hearings of the claims and objections (including the date, time and venue of the hearings, and the names of the claimants/objectors/electors being objected to) will be uploaded to the RRE website before the day of the hearing.
Arrangements for inspection of provisional register and omissions list
A full copy of the provisional register and the omissions list will be placed at the above-mentioned office of the ERO, while a copy of the specific divisions of the provisional register and the omissions list for a rural area that belongs to the rural committees concerned will be placed at the offices of the AEROs in the respective NTDOs. Pursuant to sections 19 and 22 of the Electoral Affairs Commission (Registration of Electors) (Rural Representative Election) Regulation (Cap. 541K) (the Regulation), specified persons, including members of the press (meaning persons who subscribe to the Government News and Media Information System maintained by the Director of Information Services), political parties (i.e. political bodies/organisations that meet the specified requirements under the Regulation), Heung Yee Kuk, respective Rural Committees for the relevant Rural Areas, indigenous inhabitants of the relevant Indigenous Villages or Composite Indigenous Villages and residents of the relevant Existing Villages or Market Towns for purposes relating to the RRE, can inspect the aforementioned provisional registers of electors and the relevant omissions list during ordinary business hours from August 21 to September 9.
Specified persons who wish to inspect the provisional registers of electors and the omissions lists may make appointments by calling the RRE hotline or the relevant NTDOs during ordinary business hours from today to September 9.
The ordinary business hours of the HAD and NTDOs in respect of the above matters are from 9am to 1pm and from 2pm to 6pm, Monday to Friday (except general holidays).
For further details, please visit the RRE website or call the RRE hotline.
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