The director of the Hong Kong Cruise and Yacht Industry Association Limited was prosecuted by the Labour Department (LD) for violating the requirements under the Employment Ordinance (EO). The director pleaded guilty at the Kowloon City Magistrates' Courts today (July 7) and was sentenced to two months' imprisonment suspended for 12 months. The director was also ordered to pay an outstanding sum of about $254,000 to the employee concerned.
      
     The company wilfully and without reasonable excuse contravened the requirements of the EO, failing to pay an employee wages and payment in lieu of notice within seven days after the expiry of the wage periods and the termination of the employment contract, and also failing to pay the awarded sum of about $254,000 to that employee within 14 days after the date set by the Labour Tribunal (LT). The director concerned was prosecuted and convicted for her consent, connivance or neglect in the above offences.
      
     "The ruling will disseminate a strong message to all employers, directors and responsible officers of companies that they have to pay wages, termination payments and sums awarded by the LT or the Minor Employment Claims Adjudication Board to employees within the statutory time limit stipulated in the EO," a spokesman for the LD said.
      
     "The LD will not tolerate these offences and will spare no effort in enforcing the law and safeguarding employees' statutory rights," the spokesman added.

Ends/Tuesday, July 7, 2026
Issued at HKT 17:25

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