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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 (December 21) pursued two claims in the Small Claims Tribunal for some $28,000 on behalf of six employees, who were owed MPF contributions by their employers.
At the Tribunal's hearing today, the two defendants, Kwok Ping Lam formerly trading as Senior Cargo Co and Sky Success Management Limited trading as Phoenix Seafood Hotpot Restaurant, did not appear. In their absence, the Adjudicator ordered them to pay the MPFA the sums of $18,480 and $10,237.5, 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 defendants to pay $228 and $155 as the costs in respect of the claims.
Ends/Monday, December 21, 2009
Issued at HKT 17:40
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