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The Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA) today (June 30) pursued three claims in the Small Claims Tribunal for some $90,000 on behalf of 12 employees, who were owed MPF contributions by their employers.
At today's hearing, the three defendants, J Net Company Limited, Kwan Lik Engineering (Asia) Limited0and Lasson Engineering Limited, did not dispute the amounts claimed. The Adjudicator ordered them to pay the MPFA the sums of $38,926.51, $30,467.41 and $14,647.5, 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 $350, $300 and $190 as the costs in respect of the claims.
Lasson Engineering Limited pleaded guilty at Kwun Tong Magistracy earlier to eight counts of failing to make MPF contributions on time and was fined $8,600 respectively.
Ends/Friday, June 30, 2006
Issued at HKT 18:03
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