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The Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA) today (October 23) pursued three claims in the Small Claims Tribunal for some $64,000 on behalf of five employees, who were owed MPF contributions by their employers.
The defendants, AMJ Transportation Limited, Venezia Environmental Services Limited and Multi Dragon International Trading Limited trading as Typhoon Shelter King Crab Restaurant, did not appear at today's hearing. In their absence, the Adjudicator ordered them to pay the MPFA the sums of $41,096.46, $19,094.11 and $4,173.62, 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 $160, $210 and $100 as the costs in respect of the claims.
AMJ Transportation Limited pleaded guilty at Kwun Tong Magistracy earlier to three counts of failing to make MPF contributions on time and was fined $10,000.
Ends/Monday, October 23, 2006
Issued at HKT 17:07
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