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The following is issued on behalf of the Mandatory Provident Fund Authority:
An employer was fined $4,000 at the Kwun Tong Magistracy today ( January 22), after being convicted of offences under the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Ordinance.
Ming Tung Logistics Limited pleaded guilty to an offence under section 7(1) of the ordinance. The defendant was fined $4,000 for the summons for failing to enrol an employee in an MPF scheme as required by the ordinance.
Meanwhile, the Mandatory Provident Fund Authority (MPFA) pursued one claim in the Small Claims Tribunal for some $1,000 on behalf of one employee, who was owed MPF contributions by the employer.
The defendant, Clever Motion Technology Limited, did not appear at today's hearing. In its absence, the adjudicator ordered it to pay the MPFA the sum of $1,350, being mandatory contributions in arrears and surcharges payable.
The amount awarded will be reimbursed to the employee's MPF account as soon as it is received by the MPFA. The tribunal further ordered the defendant to pay $116 as costs in respect of the claim.
Ends/Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Issued at HKT 18:24
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