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The Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA) today (February 10) obtained an order for payment of outstanding MPF contributions owed to employees at around $230,000 against an employer in the District Court.
The court today issued a judgment against an employer. The defendant, Freeway Industries Company Limited, was ordered to pay the MPFA the sum of $235,727.26, being mandatory contributions in arrears and surcharges payable to six employees of the defendant.
The amount awarded will be reimbursed to the employees' MPF accounts as soon as it is received by the MPFA. The court further ordered the defendant to pay $930 to the MPFA as the cost of the claim.
Ends/Friday, February 10, 2006
Issued at HKT 18:10
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