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The Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA) today (February 21) pursued six claims in the Small Claims Tribunal for some $78,000 on behalf of 11 employees, who were owed MPF contributions by their employers.
At today's hearing, the two defendants, including Wong Ka Kee trading as C & K Engineering Co. and Hong Kong City Service Centre Limited, did not dispute the amounts claimed. The Adjudicator ordered them to pay the MPFA the sums of $31,665.50 and $10,079.59 respectively, being mandatory contributions in arrears and surcharges payable.
The other four defendants, Ng Siu Sing trading as Advance Bowling Technology Workshop, K-Tech International Limited, Lam Wai Kin trading as Po Yip Trading Company and Wide Best Holdings Limited, did not appear at today's hearing. In their absence, the Adjudicator ordered them to pay the MPFA the sums of $22,314.80, 18,549.58, 10,080.00 and $4,725.00, being mandatory contribution in arrears and surcharge 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 $120, $100, $180, $270, $150 and $90 as the costs in respect of the claims.
Hong Kong City Service Centre Limited pleaded guilty at Kwun Tong Magistracy earlier to nine counts of failing to make MPF contributions on time and was fined $17,000.
Ends/Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Issued at HKT 18:30
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