To mark the fifth anniversary of the Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF), HSBC Insurance (Asia-Pacific) Holdings Limited held a cocktail reception at the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong Hotel on 1 December 2005 with over 600 guests attending the event; guests included senior officials of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government.

Flashing with giant crystal stars, (from left) C F Choy, Chief Executive, HSBC Insurance (Asia-Pacific) Holdings Limited; Diana Chan Tong Chee-ching, Managing Director, Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority, Vincent Cheng, Chairman of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited; Kevin Ho, Permanent Secretary for Financial Services and Treasury Bureau, Hong Kong SAR Government; Peter Wong, Executive Director of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited and Chairman of HSBC Insurance; Steve Troop, Group General Manager of Insurance and Group Head of Retirement Businesses, HSBC Insurance Holdings  Limited  and  Luzia  Hung,  General Manager and Head of Retirement Benefits, HSBC Insurance (Asia-Pacific) Holdings Limited, celebrated achievements over the past five years from the successful implementation of the first-ever MPF system in Hong Kong to HSBC MPF's attainment of the leadership position in the local pension market.

Other guests included members of the Legislative Council, senior officials of the Hong Kong SAR Government, senior executives of the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority, industry leaders, community leaders, HSBC MPF corporate clients and HSBC senior executives.