|  | Subsequent to the promulgation of Law no. 8/2006, the Provident  Fund Scheme for Workers in the Public Services became effective from 1st  January 2007. The Provident Fund Scheme for Workers in the Public  Services is a retirement benefits plan provided by the Macao SAR Government to  workers in the public services and it is characterized as being the type of defined  contributions. Both the public services workers and the Macao SAR Government  make monthly contributions at pre-defined contribution rates and they are  applied to investment plans to seek for returns. Contributions are accumulated  together with the returns on their investments for the provision of retirement  protection. Scheme members will have full involvement in the investment of their  retirement benefits – by building their own investment portfolio.
 For more detailed information of the Scheme, please  refer to
	      Legislation, Introduction to Provident Fund Scheme Booklet.
 
 For the detailed information of the Special Rights of the Scheme, please enter here.
 
	  To understand more about retirement investment knowledge and help to formulate a retirement investment strategy which suits the personal needs, please refer to the Investment Basics Booklet and Video.
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