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The Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA) today (July 17) obtained two orders in the District Court for payment of outstanding MPF contributions at about $170,000 against two employers. The MPFA also pursued a claim in the Small Claims Tribunal for some $16,000 on behalf of two employees, who were owed MPF contributions by their employers.
The District Court today issued judgments against Brilliant Ascent Investment Ltd trading as Sun Shine Seafood Restaurant (formerly known as Sun Rise Restaurant) and Takenice Limited trading as Creative Shop. The defendants were ordered to pay the MPFA $111,480.84 and $58,806.50, being mandatory contributions in arrears and surcharges payable to 68 and five employees of the respective defendants.
At the tribunal's hearing, Erawan Company Limited did not appear and in its absence, the Adjudicator ordered it to pay the MPFA $16,146.52, being mandatory contributions in arrears and surcharges payable.
The amounts awarded at the District Court and the tribunal will be reimbursed to the employees' MPF accounts as soon as they are received by the MPFA. The District Court and the tribunal further ordered each of the respective defendants to pay cost of $930 each for the District Court cases and $170 for the Tribunal case.
Ends/Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Issued at HKT 17:14
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