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The following is issued on behalf of the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority:
The Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA) today (December 7) pursued four claims in the Small Claims Tribunal for some $91,000 on behalf of 10 employees, who were owed MPF contributions by their employers.
At the tribunal's hearing today, one of the defendants, Poon Lai Kit trading as Fung Moon Lau, did not dispute the amount claimed. The adjudicator ordered him to pay the MPFA the sum of $36,730, being mandatory contributions in arrears and surcharges payable.
The other three defendants, comprising Khan Yiu Ming trading as Charming Cargo Company, Wong Chi Chor trading as Yee Kee Building Materials and Cheng Ching Fai trading as Chun Yuen Company, did not appear at today's hearing. In their absence, the adjudicator ordered them to pay the MPFA the sums of $8,294.62, $42,974.62 and $3,123.75, 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 tribunal further ordered the respective defendants to pay $190, $270, $270 and $90 as the costs in respect of the claims.
Ends/Friday, December 7, 2007
Issued at HKT 18:07
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