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The Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA) today (May 8) pursued four claims in the Small Claims Tribunal for some $22,000 on behalf of 16 employees, who were owed MPF contributions by their employers.
At the hearing, the defendants - Univic Machinery (Asia) Limited, Ng Yun Kam trading as Shing Tat Eng Co, Chan Man Hee trading as Kai Shing Shanghai Siu Kook and Ever Top Seafood Company Limited - did not appear. In their absence, the Adjudicator ordered them to pay the MPFA $1,9317.50, $1,209.11, $1,100 and $1,098.16, 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 awarded $126, $110, $110 and $56 as the costs in respect of the claims.
Ends/Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Issued at HKT 17:43
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