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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 (October 13) pursued seven claims in the Small Claims Tribunal for about $96,000 on behalf of 26 employees, who were owed MPF contributions by their employers.
The seven defendants, Victor Target Limited trading as Sunbo Restaurant, Excalibur Electronics Limited, Esi Courier (HK) Limited, Cheung Kong Food Centre Company Limited, Extreme (Group) Technology Limited, Sky Profit International Holdings Limited trading as Boozeroo and Wu Kwok Kuen, Alex trading as Alex Wu & Company, did not appear. In their absence, the Adjudicator ordered them to pay the MPFA $30,058.92, $29,457.36, $21,834.48, $6,098.80, $5,883.88, $3,094 and $204.31, 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 the respective defendants to pay costs of $185, $110, $120, $145, $135, $115 and $109.
Extreme (Group) Technology Limited pleaded guilty previously at Kwun Tong Magistracy to two counts of failing to make MPF contributions on time and was fined $2,000.
Ends/Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Issued at HKT 18:00
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