Employer fined for breaching MPFS Ordinance
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The following is issued on behalf of the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority:

     An employer was fined $4,800 at the Kwun Tong Magistracy today (October 15), after being convicted of an offence under the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Ordinance.

     The defendant, Spotting Media Limited, was charged with offences under section 7A(8) of the ordinance in an ex-parte hearing. The defendant was convicted of four counts of failing to make MPF contributions for an employee within the prescribed time for the contribution periods between September and December 2007. The defendant was fined $1,200 for each summons, totalling $4,800.

Ends/Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Issued at HKT 17:38

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