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The Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA) today (May 3) obtained an order in the District Court for payment of outstanding MPF contributions of $83,000 against an employer. The MPFA also pursued one claim in the Small Claims Tribunal for some $12,000 on behalf of an employee, who was owed MPF contributions by the employer.
The District Court today issued a judgement against Leung Sai Ming trading as Cathay Transport Company. The defendant was ordered to pay the MPFA $83,000, being mandatory contributions in arrears and surcharges payable to nine employees of the defendant.
At the tribunal's hearing today, the defendants, Vincenza Chan Wing Kei and Chan Kin Bong trading as Oscar Collections, did not dispute the amount claimed. The Adjudicator ordered them to pay the MPFA $12,254.26, being mandatory contributions in arrears and surcharges payable.
The amounts both awarded at the District Court and the tribunal will be reimbursed to the employees' MPF accounts as soon as they are received by the MPFA. The District Court and the tribunal respectively further awarded payments of $930 and $110 as the costs in respect of the claims.
Ends/Thursday, May 3, 2007
Issued at HKT 16:40
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