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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 30) pursued three claims in the Small Claims Tribunal for some $41,000 on behalf of four employees who were owed MPF contributions by their employers.
At the Tribunal's hearing today, three defendants, namely Vevion Hong Kong Limited, Lau Pui Lam trading as Ying Fat Design Decoration and Lam Wing Keung trading as Wan Chi Painting & Decoration Co., did not dispute the amounts claimed. The Adjudicator ordered them to pay the MPFA the sums of $24,809.5, $9,030 and $7,421.96 respectively, 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 $164, $114 and $85 as the costs in respect of the claims.
Ends/Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Issued at HKT 16:51
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