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The Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA) today (March 10) pursued four claims in the Small Claims Tribunal for some $80,000 on behalf of seven employees, who were owed MPF contributions by their employers.
At today's hearing, two of the defendants, Seventh Corporation Limited, and Law Hon Chung and Wong Sik Wing trading as Chuen Wai Motor Company, did not dispute the amounts claimed. The Adjudicator ordered them to pay the MPFA the sums of $32,999.15 and $31,325.88 respectively, being mandatory contributions in arrears and surcharges payable.
The other two defendants - Win Assets Limited trading as Tai Shing Siu Sik (translation) and Multi Profit International Limited trading as Goodluck Restaurant - did not appear at today's hearing. In their absence, the Adjudicator ordered them to pay the MPFA the sums of $9,630.14 and $5,866.30 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 $330, $200, $270 and $240 as the costs in respect of the claims.
Seventh Corporation Limited pleaded guilty at Kwun Tong Magistracy earlier to 16 counts of failing to make MPF contributions on time and was fined $44,000.
Ends/Friday, March 10, 2006
Issued at HKT 19:19
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