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The Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA) today (May 9) pursued three claims in the Small Claims Tribunal for some $80,000 on behalf of three employees, who were owed MPF contributions by their employers.
At the Tribunal's hearing today, the defendants, including Lai Tsan Wai trading as Wah Kee Motor Service and Chan Chee Keung formerly trading as Lee Fung Transport Construction & Engineering Co, did not dispute the amounts claimed. The Adjudicator ordered them to pay the MPFA the respective sums of $36,750 and $36,511.26, being mandatory contributions in arrears and surcharges payable.
The Adjudicator also ordered Lai Tsan Wai trading as Wah Kee Motor Service to pay the MPFA the respective sum of $5,000 being financial penalty imposed by the MPFA for failure to make MPF contributions for employees.
The other defendant, New Chinese Investment Limited, did not appear at today's hearing. In its absence, the Adjudicator ordered it to pay the MPFA the sum of $13,440, 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 $230, $160 and $76 as the costs in respect of the claims.
Ends/Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Issued at HKT 17:31
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