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The following is issued on behalf of the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority:
The Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA) today (April 21) pursued two claims in the Small Claims Tribunal for some $32,000 on behalf of five employees, who were owed Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) contributions by their employers.
At the Tribunal's hearing today, two defendants, Dax Professional Services Company Limited and Eagle World International Holdings Limited, did not appear. In their absence, the Adjudicator ordered them to pay the MPFA the sums of $24,555 and $7,528.15, 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 Tribunal further ordered the respective defendants to pay $160 and $149 as the costs in respect of the claims.
Ends/Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Issued at HKT 18:06
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