MPFA

This Award is granted on an annual basis, covering the period from 1 April to 31 March of the following year. Employers who fulfil the following criteria can submit an application for the Award:

 

1. At Least One Year’s Participation in an MPF Scheme
   

Employers are required to have participated in an MPF scheme for at least one year (as at 31 March of the award year).

 

2. Compliance with Employer’s Statutory Obligations

As a basic requirement, employers must have complied with the relevant requirements under MPF legislation, including enrolling their employees in an MPF scheme and making contributions.

 

3. Provision of Better Retirement Protection for Employees

Apart from being compliant with MPF legislation, employers must have taken one or more extra steps towards enhancing the retirement protection of their employees. They must have fulfilled at least one of the following criteria during the year:

• Offered more than one MPF scheme for employees to choose from; or
• Offered MPF voluntary contributions for their employees; or
• Offered their employees other forms of retirement benefits that are related to the MPF System.

To specially commend and give public recognition to employers that have made continuous efforts to further enhance the retirement protection of their employees, employers who fulfil the relevant requirements will be presented with one or more of the following awards:

 

1. Best All-round MPF Employer
2. Good MPF Employer 10 Years
3. Good MPF Employer 5 Years

 

In addition, employers fulfilling the criteria for the Good MPF Employer Award can apply for the following two special awards at the same time:

 

4. e-Contribution Award
5. MPF Support Award

The specific assessment criteria are as follows:

 

1. Best All-round MPF Employer
   Employers fulfilling ALL five criteria below during the 2023-24 financial year will be honoured as Best All-round MPF Employer:
   
   1. Received the Good MPF Employer for 10 consecutive years; and
   2. Offered more than one MPF scheme; and
   3. Offered MPF voluntary contributions for selected or all of their employees; and
   4. Received the e-Contribution Award; and
   5. Received the MPF Support Award.
      
      
2. Good MPF Employer 10 Years
   Employers being awarded for Good MPF Employer Award for 10 consecutive years.
   
   
3. Good MPF Employer 5 Years
   Employers being awarded for Good MPF Employer Award for 5 consecutive years.
   
   
4. e-Contribution Award
   Employers must have submitted contribution data or made contribution payments electronically (i.e. by email, via an internet system, or by using the contribution software provided by trustees) for three months or more and will use online methods* to submit application for this year’s award.
   
   
   * “Online methods” refer to the application submitted through the online application website provided by MPFA or by emailing the electronic form in PDF format, excluding application forms by handwritten, scanned, sent via fax or post.
   
   
5. MPF Support Award
   Employers must have provided their employees with at least two kinds of support services to help them manage their MPF during the award year. For example, they may have:
   • disseminated the latest information about the eMPF Platform;
   • organized MPF talks for employees;
   • provided employees with information about the MPF scheme (e.g. by posting the MPF scheme’s website, hotline or Fund Fact Sheets etc. on the company or organization’s intranet or notice board);
   • disseminated the latest information about the MPF System to employees (e.g. information related to the Default Investment Strategy, Tax Deductible Voluntary Contributions);
   • provided assistance to employees on managing their MPF (e.g. consolidating their MPF accounts, transferring their MPF benefits under the Employee Choice Arrangement).

Please read our detailed eligibility and assessment criteria before submitting an application.

Successful awardees are entitled to the following privileges:

Using the Award Logo
Awardees are entitled to use the Award logo on their websites and promotional materials for one year (i.e. from 1 October to 30 September of the following year).

Listing on the MPFA Website
The awardees’ names will be listed on the MPFA website.

Presentation of an Award Certificate
Awardees will be presented with an Award e-Certificate.

Media Coverage
Selected awardees will be invited for media interviews and to be covered in newspaper supplements or published on websites.

Premium Services
Awardees will be invited to MPFA events and will receive the latest MPFA updates.

The 2023-24 Award covers the period from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024. The 2023-24 Award is now accepting applications and nominations.  Deadline for submission is 15 July 2024.

 

Please click here to learn more about the eligibility of the Award before submitting an application.

 

Application by Employers

Employers wishing to apply for the Award can simply submit the application online.

 

Online Application

1. For the best viewing experience, we recommend using an up-to-date browser such as Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome.
2. Press “Submit” after completing the form. You can also “Save” or “Print” the form for your record before submitting the application, if needed.
3. After pressing the "Submit" button, the application will be submitted to the MPFA direct. A message will be displayed with successful application notice and the application reference number. You will also receive an acknowledgement email. Employers do not need to call or email the MPFA to further confirm the application.

 

Employers can also submit the application form, with any other supporting documents, by the following methods:

• By email to goodMPFemployer@mpfa.org.hk; or
• In person or by post to the External Affairs Division, MPFA, Level 12, Tower 1, The Millennity, 98 How Ming Street, Kwun Tong, Hong Kong. Please write “Application for the Good MPF Employer” on the envelope.

 

 

Nomination by Employees or MPF Intermediaries

Employees or MPF intermediaries are welcome to nominate eligible employers for the Award by submitting the nomination form online.

 

The nominator should obtain the consent of the relevant employer (the contact person as provided in the nomination form) prior to submitting the nomination.

 

[Remark: The nomination is successful only if the nominated company/organization, which was not an awardee in 2022-23, fulfils the criteria and receives the award in 2023-24. Please click here for the list of 2022-23 awardees. The employee who made the nomination will receive a gift from the MPFA, or the MPF intermediary will receive core Continuing Professional Development training offered by the MPFA in the 2025 calendar year.]

 

 

Time Schedule for 2023-24

 

Complaint Handling and Delisting

If a complaint is received by the MPFA regarding the Award granted to an individual employer and the complaint is found to be substantiated, the MPFA reserves the right to delist the employer from the awardee list on the website and suspend its right to use the Award logo.

Q1.   Why should our company apply for the Good MPF Employer Award?
A1:   The Award recognizes your company’s efforts to provide better retirement protection for your employees, and projects a good corporate image for your company.
 
Q2.   Is there any submission or processing fee for the Award?
A2:   No. Participation is free of charge.
 
Q3.   What are the criteria for the Good MPF Employer Award and the special awards?
A3:   Please click here for the detailed eligibility and assessment criteria for the Good MPF Employer Award and the special awards.
 
Q4.   Can I apply for the e-Contribution Award and/or the MPF Support Award alone, without applying for the Good MPF Employer Award?
A4:   No. The e-Contribution Award and the MPF Support Award are not standalone awards. Companies/organizations have to fulfil the award criteria of Good MPF Employer Award to be eligible to apply for these two special awards.
 
Q5.   Do we need to submit samples of our promotional materials using the Award logo to the MPFA for prior approval?
A5:   No. Please refer to the “Guide For Using the Good MPF Employer Award Logo” for details about the correct use of the logo.

Q6.   Can I nominate a company which I don’t work for?
A6:   No. Employers can only be nominated by their current employees.
 
Q7.   Can I nominate more than one employer?
A7:   Yes you can, as long as you are an employee of each of the employers that you wish to nominate.

Q8.   How can I obtain more information about the award?
A8:   Please call our Good MPF Employer Award hotline at 2292 1222, or email us at
goodMPFemployer@mpfa.org.hk.