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The Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA) today (September 30) pursued two claims in the Small Claims Tribunal for some $19,000 on behalf of two employees, who were owed MPF contributions by their employers.
At today's hearing, Compact Building Materials Company Limited did not dispute the amounts claimed. The Adjudicator ordered it to pay the MPFA the sum of $10,327.53, being mandatory contributions in arrears and surcharges payable.
The other defendant, Full Gain Industries Limited, did not appear at today's hearing. In its absence, the Adjudicator ordered it to pay the MPFA the sum of $8,597.39, 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 court further awarded payments of $210 and $170 as costs in respect of the claims.
Ends/Friday, September 30, 2005
Issued at HKT 18:53
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