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The following is issued on behalf of Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority:
The Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA) today (September 29) successfully pursued a claim in the Small Claims Tribunal for some $32,000 on behalf of six employees, who were owed MPF contributions by their employer.
At the Tribunal's hearing today, the defendant, Tack Cheung Textiles Limited, did not appear. In its absence, the Adjudicator ordered it to pay the MPFA $32,547.94, being mandatory contributions in arrears and surcharges payable.
The amount awarded will be reimbursed to the employees' MPF accounts as soon as it is received by the MPFA. The Adjudicator further ordered the defendant to pay $165 as the costs of the claim.
Ends/Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Issued at HKT 19:12
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