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The Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA) today (February 8) pursued four claims in the Small Claims Tribunal for some $110,000 on behalf of six employees, who were owed MPF contributions by their employers.
The four defendants - Keiyo Electronic Limited, Lee Fung Chemical Company Limited, Sound Good International Limited and LN International Hong Kong Limited - did not appear at today's hearing. In their absence, the Adjudicator ordered them to pay the MPFA the sums of $90,184.56, $9,796.4, $8,500 and $3,747.74, 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 $340, $190, $80 and $96 as the costs in respect of the claims.
Sound Good International Limited pleaded guilty at Kwun Tong Magistracy earlier to 15 counts of failing to make MPF contributions on time and was fined $36,000.
Ends/Thursday, February 8, 2007
Issued at HKT 18:11
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