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Upon a debtor’s bankruptcy petition presented in July 2018, a bankruptcy order was made against the Defendant in August 2018.

By an order made by the High Court in August 2022, the relevant period under Section 30A of the Bankruptcy Ordinance ceased to run for a certain period, and the Defendant has remained an undischarged bankrupt.

Upon investigation, it was discovered that the Bankrupt received the accrued benefits of mandatory provident fund in the sum of HK$162,400.73 in June 2023.

By a notice issued in June 2023, the Official Receiver claimed the said sum for the Defendant’s estate and requested the Defendant to return the same, but the Defendant did not return any part of the said sum to the Official Receiver.

It was subsequently discovered that the Defendant fraudulently removed the said sum in June 2023.