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The Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA) today (August 28) pursued a claim in the Small Claims Tribunal, totaling some $39,000 on behalf of four employees, who were owed MPF contributions by their employers.

The defendant, Multimedia Education & Publishing Limited, did not dispute the amounts claimed. The Adjudicator ordered it to pay the MPFA the sum of $39,242.77, being mandatory contributions in arrears and surcharges payable.

The defendant pleaded guilty at Kwun Tong Magistracy earlier to two charges of failing to make MPF contributions on time, having made deductions from the income of an employee, and fined a total of $6,000.

The amounts awarded will be reimbursed to the relevant employees' MPF accounts as soon as they are received by the MPFA. Amount of $170 was also awarded respectively as costs in respect of the claims.

End/Thursday, August 28, 2003

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