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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 (November 24) pursued two claims in the Small Claims Tribunal for about $40,000 on behalf of three employees, who were owed MPF contributions by their employers.
Defendants Alliance (Far East) Holding Limited and Dominion International Development Limited trading as Paradise, did not appear. In their absence, the Adjudicator ordered them to pay the MPFA $36,977.92 and $3,192.77, being mandatory contributions in arrears and surcharges payable.
The amounts 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 defendants to pay costs of $170 and $176 respectively.
Alliance (Far East) Holding Limited previously pleaded guilty at Kwun Tong Magistracy to 28 counts of failing to make MPF contributions on time and was fined $40,400.
Ends/Monday, November 24, 2008
Issued at HKT 17:30
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