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The following is issued on behalf of the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority:
Two Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) scheme members were convicted today (February 14) and fined a total of $12,000 at the Kwun Tong Magistracy for breaching section 43E(1) of the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Ordinance (the "Ordinance") by making false and misleading statements in documents to MPF trustees.
Defendants Cheung Ying Tak and Lam Ho Ming were each fined $6,000.
According to the prosecution, the defendants Cheung Ying Tak and Lam Ho Ming applied to MPF trustees on April 9, 2010 and April 14, 2009 respectively for early withdrawal of their MPF accrued benefits on the ground of permanent departure. Investigation by the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA) found that the defendants had recklessly provided false and misleading statements in claiming that they had not previously claimed payment of accrued benefits on the ground of permanent departure on an earlier departure date.
Meanwhile, an officer and three employers were fined a total of $101,000 at the Kwun Tong Magistracy today after being convicted of offences under the Ordinance.
Leung Chin Pang Thomas, an officer of L's Universal Group Limited, was charged with offences under sections 7(1) and 44 of the Ordinance. The defendant pleaded guilty to two counts of failing to enrol two employees in an MPF scheme as required by the Ordinance and was fined $3,000 for each summons, totalling $6,000.
Leung Chin Pang Thomas was also charged with an offence under section 43E(1) of the Ordinance for making a false or misleading statement. The defendant pleaded guilty to a count of misreporting the employment date of an employee in a document to a trustee. The defendant was fined $3,000 for the summons.
Leung Chin Pang Thomas was also charged with offences under sections 7AA(7) and 44 of the Ordinance. The defendant pleaded guilty to five counts of failing to make MPF contributions to the MPFA for two employees who were not members of a registered scheme within the prescribed time for the contribution periods between November 2009 and March 2010. The defendant was fined $1,500 for each summons, totalling $7,500.
Leung Chin Pang Thomas was also charged with offences under sections 7A(8) and 44 of the Ordinance and pleaded guilty to three counts of failing to make MPF contributions for two employees within the prescribed time for the contribution periods in January and April 2010. The defendant was fined $2,000 for each of two summonses and $1,500 for the remaining summons, totalling $5,500.
L's Universal Group Limited was charged with offences under section 7(1) of the Ordinance. The defendant pleaded guilty to two counts of failing to enrol two employees in an MPF scheme as required by the Ordinance and was fined $3,000 for each summons, totalling $6,000.
L's Universal Group Limited was also charged with an offence under section 43E(1) of the Ordinance for making a false or misleading statement. The defendant pleaded guilty to a count of misreporting the employment date of an employee in a document to a trustee. The defendant was fined $3,000 for the summons.
L's Universal Group Limited was also charged with offences under section 7AA(7) of the Ordinance. The defendant pleaded guilty to five counts of failing to make MPF contributions to the MPFA for two employees who were not members of a registered scheme within the prescribed time for the contribution periods between November 2009 and March 2010. The defendant was fined $1,500 for each summons, totalling $7,500.
L's Universal Group Limited was also charged with offences under section 7A(8) of the Ordinance and pleaded guilty to three counts of failing to make MPF contributions for two employees within the prescribed time for the contribution periods in January and April 2010. The defendant was fined $2,000 for each of two summonses and $1,500 for the remaining summons, totalling $5,500.
Tomi Fuji EMC Limited was charged with an offence under section 7(1) the Ordinance. The defendant pleaded guilty to a count of failing to enrol an employee in an MPF scheme as required by the Ordinance and was fined $6,000 for the summons.
Tomi Fuji EMC Limited was also charged with offences under section 7AA(7) of the Ordinance. The defendant pleaded guilty to eight counts of failing to make MPF contributions to the MPFA for an employee who was not a member of a registered scheme within the prescribed time for the contribution periods between November 2009 and June 2010. The defendant was fined $3,000 for each summons, totalling $24,000.
SLK & Associates Limited was charged with an offence under section 7A(8) of the Ordinance and pleaded guilty to seven counts of failing to make MPF contributions for an employee within the prescribed time for the contribution periods between January and July 2010. The defendant was fined $4,000 for each of six summonses and $3,000 for the remaining summons, totalling $27,000.
Ends/Monday, February 14, 2011
Issued at HKT 21:58
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