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The Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA) today (October 16) pursued five claims in the Small Claims Tribunal for some $100,000 on behalf of six employees, who were owed MPF contributions by their employers.
At today's hearing, the defendants, Moon Garden Teahouse Limited trading as Sparkle Creative & Marketing and Goodtimes Trading Limited, did not dispute the amounts claimed. The Adjudicator ordered them to pay the MPFA the sums of $35,070 and $8,867.42, being mandatory contributions in arrears and surcharges payable.
The other three defendants, including Chun Sing Transportation Limited, True Light Civil Contractors Limited and Success Echo Limited, did not appear at today's hearing. In their absence, the Adjudicator ordered them to pay the MPFA the sums of $49,690.56, $11,702 and $2,766.76, 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 $180, $90, $260, $90 and $380 as the costs in respect of the claims.
Goodtimes Trading Limited pleaded guilty at Kwun Tong Magistracy earlier to 17 counts of failing to make MPF contributions on time and was fined $20,000.
Ends/Monday, October 16, 2006
Issued at HKT 17:51
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