A now-defunct Hong Kong bakery chain has been fined HK$251,800 for failing to pay HK$1.3 million in unpaid wages and other entitlements to 47 employees. The company pleaded guilty to 96 charges under the Employment Ordinance.

A Hong Kong court has fined a now-defunct bakery chain HK$251,800 (US$32,127) over unpaid wages and other entitlements exceeding HK$1.3 million. A liquidator for Taipan Bread & Cakes, Taipan Restaurant and their parent company, Vast Luck, pleaded guilty at Kowloon City Court on Monday to 96 charges under the Employment Ordinance, after the group failed to pay 47 employees following the closure of all outlets on June 24 last year. Asked when the parent company could settle the fines, the...