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The Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA) today (August 21) pursued six claims in the Small Claims Tribunal for some $120,000 on behalf of eight employees, who were owed MPF contributions by their employers.
At today's hearing, the defendants, Kwok Yin Ping formerly trading as Choi Kee Fast Food, Regent Forex Cargo Limited and China Smartly Limited trading as Hoi Fai Seafood Hot Pot Restaurant, did not dispute the amount claimed. The Adjudicator ordered them to pay the MPFA the sums of $28,181.14, $11,340 and $5,412.14, being mandatory contributions in arrears and surcharges payable.
The other three defendants, Maxwell Engineering Limited, A-one Sightseeing Limited and Vito Designs Limited, did not appear at today's hearing. In their absence, the Adjudicator ordered them to pay the MPFA the sums of $43,581.72, $18,379.1 and $13,189.55, 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 $190, $230, $80, $170, $300 and $80 as costs in respect of the claims.
China Smartly Limited trading as Hoi Fai Seafood Hot Pot Restaurant pleaded guilty at Kwun Tong Magistrates' Court earlier to a count of failing to make MPF contributions on time and was fined $4,000.
Ends/Monday, August 21, 2006
Issued at HKT 16:57
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