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Financial and Monetary Affairs

• The MPFA launched the Employment Support Programme to help create 49 temporary positions for a period of nine or 12 months.

• The Companies Registry waived registration fees for annual returns from 1 October 2020 to 30 September 2022 in accordance with the Companies (Fees) Amendment Regulation 2020, benefiting about 1.4 million companies.

Websites

Companies Registry: www.cr.gov.hk

Financial Reporting Council: www.frc.org.hk

Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau: www.fstb.gov.hk Financial Services Development Council: www.fsdc.org.hk Hong Kong Deposit Protection Board: www.dps.org.hk Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited: www.hkex.com.hk Hong Kong Monetary Authority: www.hkma.gov.hk

Insurance Authority: www.ia.org.hk

Investor and Financial Education Council: www.ifec.org.hk

Investor Compensation Company Limited: www.hkicc.org.hk

Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority: www.mpfa.org.hk Official Receiver's Office: www.oro.gov.hk

Securities and Futures Commission: www.sfc.hk

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