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The following is issued of behalf of the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority:
An employer was fined $3,000 at the Kwun Tong Magistracy today (December 2), after being convicted of offences under the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Ordinance (Cap. 485).
Mak Kwan trading as Sky Vision Business Center was charged under section 7(1) of the ordinance and was fined $3,000 for failing to enrol its employee in an MPF scheme.
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 $60,000.
The court today issued judgment against Chunghao Limited. The defendant was ordered to pay the MPFA $60,940.88, being mandatory contributions in arrears and surcharges payable to three employees.
The amount awarded at the District Court 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/Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Issued at HKT 18:00
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