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                          LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY
                                     FOR
                       MANULIFE (INTERNATIONAL) LIMTED
                            SECTION 16(a) FILINGS

The undersigned, a duly authorized officer of Manulife (International)
Limited, hereby constitutes and appoints with full power of substitution each
of Ariel Ayanna, Anjali Chitre, Edward Macdonald and David Pemstein, acting
singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

      (1)  Prepare and execute for the undersigned, Forms 3, 4, and 5 and
amendments thereto regarding shares of the Fund in accordance with Section
16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;

      (2)  File any such Form 3, 4, or 5 or amendments thereto with the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and any stock exchange
or similar authority; and

      (3)  Take any other action which, in the opinion of such
attorney-in-fact, may be necessary or desirable in connection with the
foregoing.

The undersigned acknowledges that neither the foregoing attorneys-in-fact nor
the Fund are assuming the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with
Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5, unless earlier
revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact.  This Power of Attorney may be filed with the SEC as may be
necessary or appropriate.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 17th day of January 2019.

                                          MANULIFE (INTERNATIONAL)
                                          LIMITED

                                          /s/ LEUNG Lok Shuen, Rockson
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                                          Name: LEUNG Lok Shuen, Rockson
                                          Title: Chief Financial Officer