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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 21) obtained an order for payment of outstanding MPF contributions at about $135,000 against an employer in the District Court.
The District Court today issued judgment against an employer, Good Environmental Services Limited. The defendant was ordered to pay the MPFA the sums of $135,005.59, being mandatory contributions in arrears and surcharges payable to 128 employees of the defendant.
Meanwhile, the MPFA today pursued a claim in the Small Claims Tribunal for some $42,000 on behalf of an employee, who was owed MPF contributions by his employer.
At the Tribunal's hearing today, the defendant, Chong Fat Food Products Limited, did not dispute the amount claimed. The Adjudicator ordered it to pay the MPFA the sum of $42,263.24, being mandatory contributions in arrears and surcharges payable.
The amounts 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 defendant to pay $235 as the cost of the claim.
Ends/Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Issued at HKT 19:00
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