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Two employers were fined $46,500 at the Kwun Tong Magistracy today (November 7), after being convicted of offences under the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Ordinance. Meanwhile, the authority pursued one claim in the Small Claims Tribunal for some $24,000 on behalf of two employees, who were owed MPF contributions by their employer.
City Pipe Technologies (Hong Kong) Limited (BR no.: 17178357) was charged for offences under section 7A(8) of the ordinance in an ex-parte hearing. The defendant was convicted of 10 counts of failing to make MPF contributions for its employee within the prescribed time for the contribution periods between November, 2003, and August, 2004. The defendant was fined $13,000 for the first summons and $2,500 each for the remaining nine summonses, totalling $35,500.
Wing Wai Transportation Company Limited (BR no.: 17773935) was charged with offences under section 7A(8) of the ordinance. The defendant pleaded guilty to six counts of failing to make MPF contributions for its employee within the prescribed time for the contribution periods between September, 2005, and February, 2006. The defendant was fined $5,000 for the first summons and $1,200 each for the remaining five summonses, totalling $11,000.
At the tribunal's hearing today, Well Dragon Holdings Limited trading as Hop Hing Motors, did not appear. In its absence, the Adjudicator ordered it to pay the MPFA the sum of $24,572.29, 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 court further awarded payment of $150 as cost in respect of the claim.
Ends/Tuesday, November 7, 2006
Issued at HKT 18:18
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