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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 (June 16) pursued two claims in the Small Claims Tribunal for some $31,000 on behalf of four employees, who were owed MPF contributions by their employers.
At the tribunal's hearing today, one defendant, Fung Yuk Man trading as Man Yin Investment Development Co, did not dispute the amount claimed. The adjudicator ordered it to pay the MPFA the sum of $6,386, being mandatory contributions in arrears and surcharges payable.
The other defendant, Poly Lane International Limited, did not appear at today's hearing. In its absence, the adjudicator ordered it to pay the MPFA the sum of $24,757.76, being mandatory contributions in arrears and surcharges payable.
The amounts both awarded at the tribunal will be reimbursed to the employees' MPF accounts as soon as they are received by the MPFA. The tribunal ordered the respective defendants to pay $150 and $268 as the costs in respect of the claims.
Ends/Monday, June 16, 2008
Issued at HKT 17:49
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