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Mandatory sentencing in Chinese

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Why you can trust SCMP

A British company owner recently received a package from the Mandatory Provident Fund Authority.

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It included a series of pamphlets. There was 'A Handy Guide to the MPF', one that defined the term 'relevant income', and another explaining which jobs are covered by the MPF.

Unfortunately for the British boss, all the information was in Chinese.

But the literature included a note urging English speakers to fax the MPFA if they needed copies in their own language.

'Excellent,' thought the reader, pondering the looming MPF deadline. 'I had better get some of those.'

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He dialed the hotline number and wove through the labyrinth of number pressing commands.

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