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The following is issued on behalf of the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority:
An employer was fined $2,000 at the Kwun Tong Magistrates' Courts today (June 11), after being convicted of offences under the Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) Schemes Ordinance.
My-Nails Workshop Limited was charged under section 7A(8) of the ordinance, pleading guilty to two counts of failing to make MPF contributions for an employee within the prescribed time for the contribution periods between October and November 2008. The defendant was fined $1,000 on each count.
The Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA) today also obtained an order in the District Court against an employer for payment of outstanding MPF contributions at about $56,000.
The court issued judgment against Micro-Film Centre Ltd. The defendant was ordered to pay the MPFA $56,700, being mandatory contributions in arrears and surcharges payable to two employees of the defendant.
The amount awarded will be reimbursed to the employees' MPF accounts as soon as it is received by the MPFA. The District Court ordered the defendant to pay costs of $930.
Ends/Thursday, June 11, 2009
Issued at HKT 18:02
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