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The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority:
The Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA) today (January 14) successfully pursued a claim in the Small Claims Tribunal for $30,294.7 for two employees who were owed MPF contributions by their employer.
At the Tribunal's hearing today, the defendant, Well Top Development Limited, trading as ¤d¦¡À\ÆU¤p¼p, did not appear. In its absence, the Adjudicator ordered it to pay the MPFA $30,294.7, being mandatory contributions in arrears and surcharges payable.
The amount awarded will be reimbursed to the employees' MPF accounts as soon as it is received by the MPFA. The Adjudicator further ordered the defendant to pay $165 as the cost of the claims.
Ends/Friday, January 14, 2011
Issued at HKT 17:56
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