Occupational Retirement Schemes (Notices of Changes) Rules
(Enacting provision omitted—E.R. 6 of 2019)
[30 April 1999] L.N. 72 of 1999
(Format changes—E.R. 6 of 2019)
(Omitted as spent—E.R. 6 of 2019)
Any notice of change required under—
section 10(1)(d) of the Ordinance in the case of an exempted scheme (including, in the case of an exempted scheme that is a group scheme, that section as applied by section 67(2)(g) of the Ordinance); or
section 21A(2) of the Ordinance in the case of a registered scheme (including, in the case of a registered scheme that is a group scheme, that section as applied by section 67(2)(gd) of the Ordinance),
shall be given in accordance with this section.
A notice referred to in subsection (1) shall—
be in writing and in such form as may be specified by the Registrar;
be accompanied by the prescribed fee;
be signed by the person giving the notice;
contain the full particulars of and reasons (if any) for the change; and
be accompanied by a copy of the resolution (if any) approving the change to the name of the scheme.
Where in a change of the relevant employer of a scheme the previous relevant employer (the original relevant employer) is replaced by another relevant employer, including, in the case of a group scheme, another existing relevant employer of the scheme, (the succeeding relevant employer) who undertakes, with effect from the date of the change, the obligations of the original relevant employer in relation to the scheme, notice of change required under section 10(1)(e) of the Ordinance in the case of an exempted scheme or under section 21A(1) of the Ordinance in the case of a registered scheme shall be given in accordance with this section.
A notice referred to in subsection (1) shall—
be in writing and in such form as may be specified by the Registrar;
be accompanied by the prescribed fee;
be signed by the person giving the notice;
contain the full particulars of the change, and the circumstances of and reasons for the change;
be accompanied by a copy of any document evidencing the change;
in the case of any new relevant employer joining a group scheme, be accompanied by a copy of a power of attorney executed under section 67 of the Ordinance;
in the case of a registered scheme that is a defined benefit scheme, state whether the succeeding relevant employer has given a written undertaking to the administrator to contribute to the scheme’s funds in accordance with recommendations contained in the most recent actuarial certificate supplied as regards the scheme to the Registrar in accordance with the Ordinance; and
in the case of a registered scheme that is governed by a trust, state the total number of trustees and the number of non-employer trustees.
Any notice of the change required under section 10(1)(e) of the Ordinance in the case of an exempted scheme or under section 21A(1) of the Ordinance in the case of a registered scheme shall, except where section 3 applies, be given in accordance with this section.
A notice referred to in subsection (1) shall—
be in writing and in such form as may be specified by the Registrar;
be accompanied by the prescribed fee;
be signed by the person giving the notice;
contain the full particulars of the change, and the circumstances of and reasons for the change;
in the case of a relevant employer joining a scheme, be accompanied by a copy of a power of attorney executed under section 67 of the Ordinance;
in the case of a relevant employer withdrawing from a group scheme, contain details of the arrangements for—
the transfer of the rights of members under his employ and corresponding assets of the scheme to another registered or exempted scheme or, where the affected members are employed outside Hong Kong, to a scheme outside Hong Kong; or
the orderly winding up of that part of the scheme that applies to the withdrawing relevant employer; and
in the case of a registered scheme that is governed by a trust, state the total number of trustees and the number of non-employer trustees.
Any notice of change required under—
section 10(1)(f) of the Ordinance in the case of an exempted scheme (including, in the case of an exempted scheme that is a group scheme, that section as applied by section 67(2)(g) of the Ordinance); or
section 22(1)(a) of the Ordinance in the case of a registered scheme,
shall be given in accordance with this section.
A notice referred to in subsection (1) shall—
be in writing and in such form as may be specified by the Registrar;
be accompanied by the prescribed fee;
be signed by the person giving the notice;
contain the full particulars of the change; and
where the notice is in respect of a change of name, be accompanied by a copy of any certificate or document evidencing the change of name.
Any notice of change required under section 22(1)(b) of the Ordinance (including, in the case of a registered scheme that is a group scheme, that section as applied by section 67(2)(ge) of the Ordinance) shall be given in accordance with this section.
A notice referred to in subsection (1) shall—
be in writing and in such form as may be specified by the Registrar;
be accompanied by the prescribed fee;
be signed by the person giving the notice;
contain the following particulars of the scheme after the change—
a statement as to whether the scheme is a participating scheme of a pooling agreement;
for a scheme that is a participating scheme of a pooling agreement—
a statement as to whether the scheme is governed by a trust or is the subject of or regulated by an insurance arrangement;
the name of the pooling agreement; and
in the case of a scheme governed by a trust, the name of the registered trust company managing the pooling agreement;
for a scheme that is not a participating scheme of a pooling agreement, a statement as to whether the scheme—
is governed by a trust;
is the subject of or regulated by an insurance arrangement; or
is neither governed by a trust nor the subject of or regulated by an insurance arrangement;
a statement as to whether there is a change of the domicile of the scheme; and
in the case of a scheme governed by a trust, the total number of trustees and the number of non-employer trustees;
contain particulars of the incoming or outgoing administrator and the date on which he becomes or ceases to be an administrator, as the case may be;
in the case of a registered scheme that is an offshore scheme, state whether a submission described in paragraph 3 of Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the Ordinance has been made by or on behalf of the incoming administrator;
in the case of a registered scheme that is a defined benefit scheme, state whether the relevant employer has given a written undertaking to the incoming administrator to contribute to the scheme’s funds in accordance with recommendations contained in the most recent actuarial certificate supplied as regards the scheme to the Registrar in accordance with the Ordinance; and
in the case of a registered scheme that is governed by a trust, state whether the terms of the relevant trust instrument require appointment of a trustee to replace the outgoing administrator as trustee.
Any notice of change required under section 22(2) of the Ordinance shall be given in accordance with this section.
A notice referred to in subsection (1) must— (14 of 2025 s. 229)
be in writing and in such form as may be specified by the Registrar;
be accompanied by the prescribed fee;
be signed by the person giving the notice;
contain the full particulars of the change; (14 of 2025 s. 229)
where the notice is in respect of a change of name, be accompanied by a copy of any certificate or document evidencing the change of name; and (14 of 2025 s. 229)
where the notice is in respect of a change in domicile, be accompanied by a copy of the certificate of re-domiciliation (as defined by section 2(1) of the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 622)) or a copy of any other certificate or document evidencing the change in domicile. (14 of 2025 s. 229)
Any notice of change required under section 67(2)(gb) of the Ordinance shall be given in accordance with this section.
A notice referred to in subsection (1) shall—
be in writing and in such form as may be specified by the Registrar;
be accompanied by the prescribed fee;
be signed by the person giving the notice;
contain the full particulars of the change, and the circumstances of and reasons for the change; and
be accompanied by a copy of a power of attorney executed under section 67 of the Ordinance.
Any notice of change required under section 67(2)(gc) of the Ordinance shall be given in accordance with this section.
A notice referred to in subsection (1) shall—
be in writing and in such form as may be specified by the Registrar;
be accompanied by the prescribed fee;
be signed by the person giving the notice;
contain the full particulars of the change; and
where the notice is in respect of a change to the name, be accompanied by a copy of any certificate or document evidencing the change to the name.