Hong Kong Ordinances

OCCUPATIONAL RETIREMENT SCHEMES ORDINANCE - SECT 34

Consultative committees

(1) Where a registered scheme has more than 20 members, the majority of the
members of the scheme may select amongst themselves members of a
consultative committee.

(2) The function of a consultative committee is to advise the administrator of
the relevant registered scheme as regards the scheme.

(3) The consultative committee constituted in respect of a registered scheme
shall as soon as reasonably practicable after its constitution give a notice
in writing of its constitution to the administrator and relevant employer of
the scheme.

(4) Where a member of a consultative committee ceases to be a member of the
relevant registered scheme, he shall at the same time cease to be a member of
the committee.

(5) The relevant employer and the administrator of a registered  scheme shall
each be entitled to attend personally, or to nominate a person to attend on
his behalf, at each meeting of the committee formed by the members of the
scheme.

(6) Any advice given by the committee shall be sent to the relevant  employer
who shall forward it to the administrator of the scheme and any advice so
forwarded shall be considered by, but shall not be binding on, such
administrator.

(7) Where the condition referred to in subsection (1) ceases to be fulfilled
as regards a registered scheme, the consultative committee formed in respect
of the scheme shall on such cessation be dissolved. (Enacted 1992)