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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

NET EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT BENEFITS LIABILITIES (Continued)

(a) Defined benefit retirement plan Continued)

(vi) Significant actuarial assumptions (expressed as weighted averages) and sensitivity analysis are as follows:

Discount rate

Long-term salary increase rate

2017

2016

1.7%

3.5%

1.8%

3.5%

The below analysis shows how the net defined benefit liability would have (increased)/decreased as a result of 0.25% change in the significant actuarial assumptions:

Discount rate

Future salary

Increase in 0.25%

2017

HK$'000

2016

HK5000

Decrease in 0.25%

2017

HK$'000

2016.

HK$000

677

(649)

713

(697)

(735)

(684)

634

666

The above sensitivity analysis is based on the assumption that changes in actuarial assumptions are not correlated and therefore it does not take into account the correlations between the actuarial assumptions.

(b)

Defined contribution retirement plan

The Group also operates a Mandatory Provident Fund Scheme (the "MPF Scheme") under the Hong Kong Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Ordinance for employees employed under the jurisdiction of the Hong Kong Employment Ordinance and not previously covered by the defined benefit retirement plan. The MPF scheme is a defined contribution retirement plan administered by independent trustees. Under the MPF scheme, the employer and its employees are each required to make contributions to the plan at 5% of the employees' relevant income, subject to a cap of monthly relevant income of HK$30,000. Contributions to the plan vest immediately.

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