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The Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA) today (November 9) pursued five claims in the Small Claims Tribunal for some $21,000 on behalf of six employees, who were owed MPF contributions by their employers.
At the Tribunal's hearing today, the defendants, Wu Kam Ching trading as Wui King Scaffolding Decoration Works Co, Chan Kai Kwok, Ng Wai Man Winnie trading as Mar Kee Hi-Fi & Video and Kwan Lik Engineering (Asia) Limited, did not dispute the amounts claimed. The Adjudicator ordered them to pay the MPFA the sums of $10,593.52, $9,265.98 and $7,214.36, being mandatory contributions in arrears and surcharge payable.
The other two defendants, including Gold Richest Trading Limited trading as Club New Camay and China Smartly Limited trading as Hoi Fai Seafood Hot Pot Restaurant, did not appear at today's hearing. In their absence, the Adjudicator ordered them to pay the MPFA the sums of $1,439.12 and $1,165.5, being mandatory contributions in arrears and surcharges payable.
The amounts awarded at the Tribunal will be reimbursed to the employees' MPF accounts as soon as they are received by the MPFA. The Tribunal respectively further awarded payments of $140, $80, $96, $310 and $76 as the costs in respect of the claims.
Ends/Thursday, November 9, 2006
Issued at HKT 17:40
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