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The following is issued on behalf of the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority:
The Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA) today (1 August) obtained an order for payment of outstanding MPF contributions at about $80,000 against an employer in the District Court. Meanwhile, the MPFA pursued four claims in the Small Claims Tribunal for some $64,000 on behalf of 13 employees, who were owed MPF contributions by their employers.
The District Court today issued a judgment against an employer, namely, Well Union & Union Limited. The defendant was ordered to pay the MPFA the sum of $81,953.04, being mandatory contributions in arrears and surcharges payable to 11 employees.
At the Tribunal's hearing today, the defendants, including Wai Keung Construction (Hong Kong) Company Limited, Kay Drycleaning & Laundry Co Ltd, Unibo Development Limited formerly trading as Tokyo Sushi and 陳俊民經營新記粉麵, did not appear. In their absence, the Adjudicator ordered them to pay the MPFA the sums of $40,573.12, $16,221.86, $6,832.12 and $1,397.08, being mandatory contributions in arrears and surcharges payable.
The amounts both 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 for the District Court case and $156, $158, $166 and $110 for the Tribunal cases.
Ends/Wednesday, August 1, 2007
Issued at HKT 17:26
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