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The Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA) today (November 14) pursued four claims in the Small Claims Tribunal for some $45,000 on behalf of five employees, who were owed MPF contributions by their employers.
At today's hearing, the defendant, Tam Kee Furniture Co. Limited, did not dispute the amount claimed. The Adjudicator ordered it to pay the MPFA the sums of $21,572.46, being mandatory contributions in arrears and surcharges payable.
The other three defendants, including Gee Boutique Fashion Limited, Leader Sail Ltd and Hing Yip Construction and Design Limited, did not appear at today's hearing. In their absence, the Adjudicator ordered them to pay the MPFA the sums of $12,088.08, $8,418.88 and $2,846.04, 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 $136, $90, $96 and $76 as the costs in respect of the claims.
Tam Kee Furniture Co. Limited and Gee Boutique Fashion Limited pleaded guilty at Kwun Tong Magistracy earlier to 17 and 1 counts of failing to make MPF contributions on time and were fined $34,000 and $6,000 respectively.
Ends/Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Issued at HKT 17:17
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