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The following is issued on behalf of the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority:
An officer and two employers were fined $78,000 at the Kwun Tong Magistracy today (May 4), after being convicted of offences under the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Ordinance (Cap. 485).
Lee Sip Hop Andrew, an officer of Good Policy International Limited, was charged under section 7A(8) and section 44 of the ordinance. He pleaded guilty to nine counts of failing to make Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) contributions for employees within the prescribed time for the contribution periods between December 2008 and August 2009. The defendant was fined $4,000 for each summons, totalling $36,000.
Good Policy International Limited was also charged with offences under section 7A(8) of the ordinance. The defendant pleaded guilty to nine counts of failing to make MPF contributions for an employee within the prescribed time for the contribution periods between December 2008 and August 2009. The defendant was fined $4,000 for each summons, totalling $36,000.
Wong Wing Man trading as Billy Lun Consultation Co pleaded guilty to an offence under section 7(1) of the ordinance. The defendant was fined $6,000 for the summons for failing to enrol an employee in MPF Scheme as required by the ordinance.
Moreover, the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA) today pursued a claim in the Small Claims Tribunal for some $8,000 on behalf of three employees, who were owed MPF contributions by their employer.
At the Tribunal's hearing today, the defendant, Moment Design & Marketing Co Limited, did not appear. In its absence, the Adjudicator ordered it to pay the MPFA the sum of $8,540.56, being mandatory contributions in arrears and surcharges payable.
The amount awarded will be reimbursed to the employees' MPF accounts as soon as it is received by the MPFA. The Tribunal further ordered the defendant to pay $183 as the costs in respect of the claim.
Ends/Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Issued at HKT 19:01
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