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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 (September 11) obtained an order in the District Court against an employer for payment of outstanding MPF contributions at about $130,000. The MPFA also pursued two claims in the Small Claims Tribunal for about $4,000 on behalf of 10 employees, who were owed MPF contributions by their employers.
The District Court today issued judgment against Solidwood Products Limited. The defendant was ordered to pay the MPFA $136,612.35, being mandatory contributions in arrears and surcharges payable to 10 employees.
At the Tribunal's hearing, the defendants, Yip Wah Man trading as Tung Shing Metal Wares Steel and Superlink Corporation Limited, did not appear. In their absence, the Adjudicator ordered them to pay the MPFA $3,276 and $1,659.38, being mandatory contributions in arrears and surcharges payable.
The amounts both awarded at the District Court and the tribunal will be reimbursed to the employees' MPF accounts as soon as they are received by the MPFA. The District Court ordered the defendant to pay costs of $930. The tribunal ordered the respective defendants to pay costs of $139 and $125.
Ends/Friday, September 11, 2009
Issued at HKT 18:35
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