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The Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority today (July 18) pursued five claims in the Small Claims Tribunal for some $170,000 on behalf of 12 employees, who were owed MPF contributions by their employers.
At today's hearing, Happywill Limited, did not dispute the amount claimed. The Adjudicator ordered it to pay the authority the sum of $33,600, being mandatory contributions in arrears and surcharges payable.
The other four defendants - Friendfield Label Manufacturing Limited, Kwok Kwai Yung and Lee Lai Sheung trading as E-Fat Textile Co., Wong Yung Sang trading as Sun Sun Engineering Co. and Euro-Tec (HK) Limited, did not appear at today's hearing. In their absence, the Adjudicator ordered them to pay the MPFA the sums of $49,573.58, $40,116.83, $34,856.15 and $18,538.23, 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 authority. The court further awarded payments of $160, $160, $90, $170 and $220 as the costs in respect of the claims.
Friendfield Label Manufacturing Limited pleaded guilty at Kwun Tong Magistracy earlier to 11 counts of failing to make MPF contributions on time and was fined $16,000.
Ends/Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Issued at HKT 17:32
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