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A company director and three employers were fined $104,500 at the Kwun Tong Magistracy today, after being convicted of offences under the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Ordinance.
Chow On Hing Boyer, director of Bash Engineering Company Limited, was charged with offences under section 7A(8) and section 44 of the ordinance. The defendant pleaded guilty to seven counts of failing to make MPF contributions for an employee within the prescribed time for the contribution periods between February and August, 2006. The defendant was fined $8,000 for the first summons, $3,000 each for the second to the sixth summonses and $1,500 for the seventh summons, totalling $24,500.
Wong Man Keung trading as Jetwell Engineering Co was charged with offences under section 7A(8) of the ordinance. The defendant pleaded guilty to 17 counts of failing to make MPF contributions for an employee within the prescribed time for the contribution periods between November, 2004, and March, 2006. The defendant was fined $8,000 for the first summons and $3,000 each for the remaining summonses, totalling $56,000.
Harbour Jet Shipping Limited was charged with offences under section 7A(8) of the ordinance. The defendant pleaded guilty to one count of failing to make MPF contributions for an employee within the prescribed time for the contribution period November 2006. The defendant was fined $4,000 for the summons.
Eastern Holiday Hotel Limited was charged for an offence under section 7(1) of the ordinance. The defendant pleaded guilty to two charges of failing to enroll employees in an MPF scheme as required by the ordinance. The defendant was fined $10,000 on each charge.
Ends/Monday, March 5, 2007
Issued at HKT 17:12
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