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1. Construction company fined for breaching MPFS Ordinance

1. Construction company fined for breaching MPFS Ordinance
Hong Kong Government, 16 November 2004

An employer was fined $27,000 at the Kwun Tong Magistracy today (November 16), after being convicted of offences under the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Ordinance.

King Shing Construction Limited, pleaded guilty to 12 counts of failing to make MPF contributions on time, after making deduction from the income of an employee between February, 2003, and January, 2004. The defendant was fined $5,000 for the first summons, and $2,000 each for the remaining 11 summonses.

Meanwhile, the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA) today pursued three claims in the Small Claims Tribunal for some $100,000 on behalf of 16 employees, who were owed MPF contributions by their employers.

At today's hearing, Seventh Corporation Limited did not dispute the amount claimed. The Adjudicator ordered it to pay the MPFA the sum of $41,124.83, being mandatory contributions in arrears and surcharges payable.

The other two defendants, On Glory Enterprises Limited and Kingstar Limited, did not appear at today's hearing. In their absence, the Adjudicator ordered them to pay the MPFA the sums of $42,028.36 and $19,992.00 respectively, being mandatory contributions in arrears and surcharges payable.

The amounts awarded will be reimbursed to the employees' MPF accounts as soon as they are received by the MPFA. The court further awarded payments of $170, $180 and $290 as costs in respect of the claims.