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The following is issued on behalf of the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority:

The Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA) will move to its new office on the 21st and 22nd floors of One International Finance Centre, 1 Harbour View Street, Central, Hong Kong next Monday (July 26).

A spokesman for the MPFA said, "The opening hours of the new office will remain unchanged: from 8.45 am to 5.15 pm on weekdays and 9 am to 12 noon on Saturdays."

"For more information on the MPF System, please visit the MPFA's Homepage ( www.mpfahk.org) or call the MPF Enquiry Hotline on 2918 0102."

End/Thursday, July 22, 1999

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