The Hong Kong and Far East Masonic Benevolence Fund Corporation is a trust fund establishment by the Government of Hong Kong under the Masonic Benevolence Fund Incorporation Ordinance (Chapter 1034 of the Laws of Hong Kong). The ordinance was originally enacted on 2 August 1893.
The trustee of the fund is HSBC Trustee Hong Kong Limited, a member of the HSBC group.
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