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 $3,000 at the Kwun Tong Magistracy today (June 16) after being convicted of an offence under the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Ordinance.

     Kong Mi Lin trading as Highty Transportation Co, which committed an offence under section 7(1A)(b) of the ordinance, was convicted of one count of failing to enrol an employee in an MPF scheme as required by the ordinance and was fined $3,000.

Ends/Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Issued at HKT 18:11

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