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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 (April 15) pursued one claim in the Small Claims Tribunal for some $6,000 on behalf of 53 employees, who were owed MPF contributions by their employer.
At the tribunal's hearing today, the defendant, Excellence International Enterprises Limited trading as Pak Tak Seafood Hot Pot Restaurant, did not appear. In its absence, the adjudicator ordered it to pay the MPFA the sum of $6,487.27, being mandatory contributions in arrears and surcharges payable.
The amount awarded will be reimbursed to the employees' MPF accounts as soon as it is received by the MPFA. The tribunal further ordered the defendant to pay $216 as the costs in respect of the claim.
Ends/Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Issued at HKT 17:31
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