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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 (March 29) pursued a claim in the Small Claims Tribunal for some $21,000 on behalf of two employees, who were owed MPF contributions by their employer.
At the Tribunal's hearing today, the defendant Ming Kai Finishing Company Limited did not appear. In its absence, the Adjudicator ordered it to pay the MPFA the sum of $21,251.18, being mandatory contributions in arrears and surcharges payable.
The amount awarded will be reimbursed to the employee's MPF accounts as soon as they are received by the MPFA. The Tribunal further ordered the defendant to pay $191 as the cost of the claim.
Ends/Monday, March 29, 2010
Issued at HKT 17:35
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