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The following is issued on behalf of the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority:
A manager and an employer were fined $6,500 at the Kwun Tong Magistracy today (May 25), after being convicted of offences under the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Ordinance (Cap. 485).
Chan Choi Hing, manager of Basic Tank (Knitwear) Limited, pleaded guilty to offences under section 7A(8) and section 44 of the ordinance. The defendant was found guilty of 12 counts of failing to make MPF contributions for its employee within the prescribed time for the contribution periods between April 2003 and March 2004. The defendant was fined $500 for each summons, totalling $6,000.
Chan Choi Hing trading as Ka Wing Knitting Factory pleaded guilty to an offence under section 7(1) of the ordinance. The defendant was fined $500 for the summons for failing to enroll an employee in an MPF scheme as required by the ordinance.
Ends/Monday, May 25, 2009
Issued at HKT 18:42
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