Hong Kong’s Mandatory Pension Fund covers some 4.5 million workers in the city. Photo: James Wendlinger
Hong Kong’s MPF needs an overhaul to keep up with living costs even as it tops HK$1 trillion in value
- The MPF surpassed the HK$1 trillion (US$129 billion) milestone in July, becoming one of the world’s 20 biggest pension schemes
- MPF investment funds have given annualised returns of 3.9 per cent in the past two decades, far better than the inflation rate
Hong Kong’s Mandatory Pension Fund covers some 4.5 million workers in the city. Photo: James Wendlinger