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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 (July 23) pursued four claims in the Small Claims Tribunal for about $31,000 on behalf of six employees, who were owed MPF contributions by their employers.
At the tribunal's hearing, four defendants - Lam Kin Lan formerly trading as AMJ Transportation Co., Best Wealth Enterprise Limited trading as Delight Restaurant, Blue Bay Time Limited, and Cheung Hak Ping formerly trading as Luen Hing Cleaning Service Co - did not appear. In their absence, the Adjudicator ordered them to pay the MPFA $25,156.80, $4,430.34, $1,320 and $1,039.50, 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 ordered the respective defendants to pay costs of $200, $175, $60 and $140.
Ends/Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Issued at HKT 17:35
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