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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 28) pursued one claim in the Small Claims Tribunal for some $49,000 on behalf of one employee, who was owed MPF contributions by the employer.
At the tribunal's hearing today, the defendant, Leung Wing Ching trading as Wing Ching Transportation Co., did not dispute the amount claimed. The adjudicator ordered him to pay the MPFA the sum of $49,177.31, being mandatory contributions in arrears and surcharges payable.
The amount awarded will be reimbursed to the employee's MPF account as soon as it is received by the MPFA. The tribunal further ordered the defendant to pay $340 as the costs in respect of the claim.
Ends/Monday, April 28, 2008
Issued at HKT 18:06
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