Hong Kong MPF Employees' Choice Seminar

Sep 11, 2012

AsianInvestor's Hong Kong MPF Employees' Choice Seminar attracted over 340 delegates from local pension plans and service providers to the Renaissance Harbour View Hotel in Hong Kong on September 7, 2012.

Annu Wu, chairman, Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority

Mike Button, Hong Kong Retirement Schemes Association

Darren McShane, Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority

Philip Tso, Towers Watson

Francis Chung, MPF Ratings

Ken Lau, BestServe

Nancy Chan, Jack Mak, KT Lai

Nancy Chan, Jardine Matheson

KT Lai, Hong Kong Institute of Human Resource Management (former president)

Jack Mak, Towers Watson

Cynthia Chung, Hong Kong Retirement Schemes Association

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