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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 (October 22) pursued two claims in the Small Claims Tribunal for about $45,000 on behalf of four employees, who were owed MPF contributions by their employers.
Defendants Wong Ka Fuk trading as Golden Island Bird' Nest Medicine Co and Kei Electrical Engineering Company Limited trading as Kei Electrical Engineering Co, did not dispute the amounts claimed. The Adjudicator ordered them to pay the MPFA $28,503.30 and $16,583.16, 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 costs of $235 and $276.
Ends/Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Issued at HKT 18:06
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