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The following is issued on behalf of the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority:
An employer was fined $15,000 at the Kwun Tong Magistracy today (June 26), after being convicted of an offence under the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Ordinance (Cap. 485) (the "Ordinance").
Hoi Shun Transportation Limited (BR no.: 32158394) was charged for an offence under section 7A(8) of the Ordinance. The defendant was found guilty to 15 counts of failing to make full MPF contributions for its employee within the prescribed time for the contribution periods between August 2006 and October 2007. The defendant was fined $1,000 for each summons, totaling $15,000.
Meanwhile, the MPFA pursued a claim in the Small Claims Tribunal against an employer for $5,000 financial penalty who was fail to make MPF contributions for employees.
At the Tribunal's hearing today, the defendant, namely Hangson Sign Production Ltd, did not dispute the amount claimed. The Adjudicator ordered it to pay the MPFA the sum of $5,000 being financial penalty imposed by the MPFA for failure to make MPF contributions for employees.
The Tribunal further ordered the defendant to pay $264 as the cost in respect of the claim.
Ends/Friday, June 26, 2009
Issued at HKT 18:09
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