Hong Kong Regulations

MANDATORY PROVIDENT FUND SCHEMES (GENERAL) REGULATION - SECT 131

Contribution period in respect of self-employed person

(1) In relation to a self-employed person who contributes to a registered
scheme on a yearly basis, the prescribed period for the
purposes of the definition of "contribution period" in section 7C(2) of the
Ordinance is the year that coincides with each financial period of the 
scheme.

(2) In relation to a self-employed person who contributes to a registered
scheme on a monthly basis, the prescribed period for the
purposes of the definition of "contribution period" in section 7C(2) of the
Ordinance is each period commencing on the day in each month specified by the
person in a written notice given to the approved trustee of the  scheme
concerned as the commencing day and ending on-

   (a)  the day before the corresponding day in the following month; or

   (b)  if there is no corresponding day in the following month or if the
        commencing day is the last day of a month, the last day of the
        following month.