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The Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA) today (July 20) pursued four claims in the Small Claims Tribunal for some $120,000 on behalf of 17 employees, who were owed MPF contributions by their employers.
At the Tribunal's hearing today, the defendant, Lee Kwong Chung trading as Dynamic Printing Manufacturer, did not dispute the amount claimed. The Adjudicator ordered it to pay the MPFA the sum of $46,263.44, being mandatory contributions in arrears and surcharges payable.
The other three defendants, including Yue Fung Godown Limited, Leung Sai Ming trading as Cathay Transport Company and Kwong Lung Food I/E Company Limited, did not appear at today's hearing. In their absence, the Adjudicator ordered them to pay the MPFA the sums of $44,223.14, $17,498.3 and $13,305.61, 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 Tribunal further ordered defendants to pay $230, $170, $130 and $96 respectively as the costs in respect of the claims.
Ends/Friday, July 20, 2007
Issued at HKT 17:45
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