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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 (August 10) obtained two orders for payment of outstanding MPF contributions at about $182,000 against two employers in the District Court.
The District Court today issued judgments against the two employers, Home Fortune International Enterprises Limited trading as Wong Shing Seafood Hot Pot Restaurant and Chan Wing Yam Kenny trading as Shanghai Yat Pang Heung Restaurant. The defendants were ordered to pay the MPFA the sums of $170,342.24 and $12,623.31 respectively, being mandatory contributions in arrears and surcharges payable to 52 and 17 employees of the defendants.
The amounts awarded at the District Court will be reimbursed to the employees' MPF accounts as soon as they are received by the MPFA. The District Court also ordered the defendants each to pay costs of $930.
Ends/Monday, August 10, 2009
Issued at HKT 17:00
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