Former employees of Sing Pao Daily News met Justice Department officials yesterday to discuss what they claim is HK$3 million in unpaid wages and Mandatory Provident Fund contributions.
Li Wai-man, a representative of the former employees, said they were also trying to arrange a meeting with Secretary for Labour and Welfare Matthew Cheung Kin-chung to discuss the dispute.
'We hope the Department of Justice can treat our case as a special one and help us obtain an injunction to stop publication of the daily paper,' Mr Li said.
'The management of Sing Pao Daily News is clearly challenging the legal system in Hong Kong ... They are ignoring the judgment.
'The Labour Tribunal has ordered Sing Pao to pay us ... but the management just ignores deadlines stated in court judgments. Many of us still have not received a penny, months or even a year after the deadline,' he said.
A spokeswoman for the department said they would study the case.