MWO to again extend Saturday service on Nov. 8

 

This coming Saturday, Nov. 8, the Migrant Workers Office on the 29th floor of United Centre buildihng in Admiralty will again provide services to overseas Filipino workers, from 9am to 4pm.

The services that will rendered are the following: 

- Individual (not agency) Employment Contract Verification 

- OEC Issuance for Balik-Manggagawa (or returning workers)

- Assistance or Advise for OFWs who wish to relay their complaints or concerns

- OWWA membership renewal

This is a walk-in-only service, on a first-come, first-served basis. For information on the required documents, please scan the QR code in the above poster.

The monthly Saturday services are being provided in response to a clamor from OFWs who have their days-off on this day, backed up by the group United Filipinos in Hong Kong-Migrante.

Pinoys admits drug possession, resisting arrest charges

 

Area where Filipino was arrested (Google Maps photo by Kit Tsin)

A Filipino asylum seeker has pleaded guilty in Kwun Tong Court to possession of methamphetamine hydrochloride (known to Filipinos as shabu) and apparatus to inhale it, and then resisting when four police officers arrested him in a park in Sai Kung.

But Aldrian Maloles, 36 years old, will find out only on Nov. 19 what his penalty for the three charges will be, after Magistrate Lau Suk-han adjourned the case to await a report that she ordered done by the Drug Addiction Treatment Center.

He was returned to jail until then  

The three offenses took place on Nov. 17 last year at the sitting out area outside 15 Sai Kung Hoi Pong Street, in Sai Kung, according to a police complaint dated May 16 this year.

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In a hearing on Wednesday (Nov. 5), Maloles admitted violating sections 8(1)(a) and (2) of the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, for having in his possession three plastic bags containing a total of 1.01 grams of a crystalline solid containing 0.99 gram of meth and one plastic bag containing 0.20 gram of crystalline meth.

He also admitted violating sections 36(1) and (2) of the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance by having in his possession one glass tube with one end shaped as a bulb containing 0.02 gram of crystalline solid meth and one glass bottle with two openings containing 0.01 gram of meth.

When three police constables and one police sergeant arrested him, he resisted and thus violated section 63 of the Police Force Ordinance.

Death toll from Typhoon Tino rises to 92, dozens more missing

 

This riverside community in Talisay City was nearly wiped out by floodwaters (FB photo)

At least 92 people are reported to have died and dozens more missing from Typhoon Kalmaegi (Tino in the Philippines) which devastated Central Philippines on Tuesday.

The typhoon, which packed sustained winds of 130 kilometers per hour and gusts of up 180 khp, lingered until before noon Wednesday, before intensifying slightly as it headed out to the South China Sea on the way to Vietnam and Thailand.

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Hardest hit was the province of Cebu, which is still recovering from a massive killer earthquake last month that has set off a series of aftershocks.

The provincial government there confirmed a death toll of 92 in the province alone, with most of the victims drowning in floodwaters that washed away everything in their paths, including cars and buses, and trapped people on their roofs.

Cars were swept away and ended up piled on top of each other in this ritzy subdivision in Cebu City\
(screen grab from DZMM Teleradyo) 

The biggest number of fatalities was recorded in Liloan town, where 36 residents died when the Cotcot River overflowed and inundated riverbank communities and gated subdivisions.

The other fatalities were recorded in Compostela, 16; Cebu City, Danao City and Mandaue City with 9 each; Talisay City, 7; Balamban, 6; and Consolacion, 1.

Separately, the Office of Civil Defense said that 62 other people were reported missing in the neighboring  provinces of Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental, which were also pummeled by heavy rain and strong winds.

The entire Cebu province has been placed under a state of calamity to allow the local government to access much needed funds for the victims and rehabilitation works. Relief efforts are underway.

In several interviews, Cebu Governor Pam Baricuatro said the provincial government is doing all it could to help the victims. She said the massive floods were totally unexpected and were the worst to have been seen in the province.

Residents of the devastated areas including an upscale residential area in Cebu City said the floodwaters engulfed the ground level of their houses within minutes, prompting them to clamber up the upper floors or roofs in panic.

Cebu City residents escape to the roofs of their houses to avoid being washed away (FB)

Others were not as lucky, as they were swept away by the floods, along with a lot of debris, before they could get to a safe place.

Another hard-hit area was a riverside community in Talisay City, which was wiped out entirely by raging waters from the swollen river, despite flood control structures built to protect them.

Public Works and Highways Secretary Vince Dizon said during a tour of the stricken area that flood control projects there need to be improved as they are inadequate, if not faulty.

 

PCG to host legal clinic on HK and PHL laws on Nov 30

 

OFW single parents listen to a talk on their rights at PCG in earlier session (File) 

The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) Manila II Chapter and Pro Bono Hong Kong will conduct a free legal clinic on the laws of the Philippines and Hong Kong on Sunday, Nov. 30, at the OFW Global Centre on the 18^th floor of United Centre in Admiralty.

The free legal consultations are part of a regular program organized by the Philippine Consulate General to provide easy access to help for Filipinos who are confronted with any legal concerns either in the Philippines or Hong Kong. 

The topics that are often raised range from marital and property rights in the Philippines, to employment rights and benefits in Hong Kong.

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IBP Manila will provide free legal consultation on the laws of the Philippines through the program titled “Alay Kagitingan: Serbisyong Legal para sa mga Bayani ng Panahon” while Pro-Bono HK will respond to concerns about Hong Kong laws under the “Idulog Mo Kay Atorni: Access to Justice.”

This is one of the rare opportunities for Filipinos in Hong Kong, particularly the migrant domestic workers, to bring directly to the table their questions and concerns about the laws in either territory.

The one-on-one consultations will be held on site for the first 40 clients who have pre-registered for the event no later than November 27. 

To register for the IBP consultations: click on this link:

https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSc1W.../viewform or scan the QR code in the flyer below:

Those who wish to consult on HK laws with Pro Bono should register through this link:

https://forms.gle/QJWqJjkuPgtbd62B8 or click on the QR code in the poster below

Only pre-registered clients will be allowed access to the free one-on-one consultations

 

DC rejects Filipina’s $50K bail offer on theft, fraud charges

 

District Court (Google Maps photo)

A Filipina acccused of bringing a drunk man to a hotel and stealing his mobile phone, Rolex watch and wallet containing credit cards that she used to purchase food and groceries, has been refused bail after offering $50,000 cash.

Mylene Navarro, 48 years old and unemployed, appeared for the first time at the District Court on Tuesday (Nov. 4) for one count of theft and six counts of fraud, all in violation of the Theft Ordinance, which provides for a penalty of up to 14 years in jail.

Navarro was unrepresented, and Judge W.K. Kwok informed her that Legal Aid was still evaluating her application for a free lawyer and doing a means test, which would take six weeks. He thus adjourned the case to Jan. 27, to which she agreed.

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“Now the issue is whether to grant bail or not,” he said, and asked what she could offer.

Navarro offered around $50,000 in cash, surrender of her passport and proof of her address,

But the prosecution objected, citing “exceptionally strong” evidence against her, including a water bottle found inside the hotel room which bore her fingerprints, CCTV footages which showed her using the stolen credit cards to make purchases and her admission to police that she used the cards.

In addition, the prosecutor said, Navarro had previous offences in 2024.

Judge Kwok turned down Navarro’s bail offer, advising her that she has the right to appeal to the Court of First Instance, and sent her back to jail.

Navarro’s case began when she allegedly took a drunk Chinese man named Lau to Rainbow City Inn on Pitt St. in Yau Ma Tei on Nov. 23 last year and took his mobile phone, watch and wallet containing personal documents and cash of $2,000.

Yau Ma Tei Police alleged that the stolen items amounted to $96,095.50.

The wallet contained, among other things, five credit cards that would lead her to allegedly commit six  fraud offenses by using them on a one-day shopping spree.

The six fraud charges were originally labelled as “obtaining property by deception” for which section 17 of the Theft Ordinance prescribes a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. Fraud is punishable with 14 years in prison under section 16A of the Theft Ordinance.

The police complaint said Navarro first went to a Seven-11 store on Bowring Street and ran up a bill for $2,292.50 which she paid by using a credit card issued by the Standard Chartered bank to Lau.

She then allegedly used Lau’s credit card issued by Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp. in buying $204 worth of products at a Seven-11 store on Jordan Road.

Navarro then allegedly went to a Circle K store on Jordan Road and charged $1,204 worth of products to Lau’s Standard Chartered Bank Mastercard.

She again allegedly used the credit card in paying $138 for a meal at a McDonald’s restaurant on Yen Chow St. in Sham Shui Po.

Navarro allegedly used Lau’s HSBC Mastercard a fifth time when she bought $227 worth of items at another Seven-11 shop at the MTR Prince Edward station.

Finally she allegedly bought groceries at a Wellcome Store on Lai Chi Kok Road in Mong Kok, running up a bill for $2,214 which she charged to Lau’s American Express card.

LD sets online briefing on FDH employment rights

 

The Labour Department is inviting foreign domestic helpers to participate in an online briefing on their employment rights at 2:30pm on Sunday (Nov. 9).

The briefing is intended to enhance DHs’ awareness of their employment rights through presentations by LD experts.

LD has also invited a representative from the Hong Kong Police Force to give a talk on anti-money laundering and fraudsters’ practices.

The briefing will be conducted in English via Zoom.

Interested FDHs may enroll by noon of Friday (Nov. 7) by either of the following ways:

• Online enrolment through the LD website (https://www.fdh.labour.gov.hk/en/news_detail.php?fromPage=news&year=briefing&n_id=1#). or
• Send the duly completed Enrolment form (downloadable here: https://www.fdh.labour.gov.hk/res/pdf/Enrolment_Form_20251109.pdf), by email (fdh-enquiry@labour.gov.hk) or fax to the Foreign Domestic Helpers Division ( Fax no.: 3101 0604).

Participants are required to arrange their own computers or mobile devices with internet access.

The event is free of charge. Enrolment is on a first-come, first-served basis. Enrolment results will be issued by email. For enquiries, please call 3582 8995.

Filipino jailed 36 months for conspiracy to defraud Immigration

 

The accused is facing 25 charges of fraud
at the District Court

A Filipino who operated a business getting Immigration Department to approve domestic helper visa applications using fake supporting documents, was jailed today for 36 months on 18 counts of conspiracy to defraud.

Homer Herrera, 41 years old, faced 25 charges of violating Common Law, punishable under section 159C(6) of the Crimes Ordinance, but pleaded guilty to 18.

Deputy District Judge Alice Chan sentenced him to 23 months’ imprisonment for the first charge. She also sentenced him to 23 months for each of the 17 other charges and made them all run at the same time, except for 13 months which will run after the first sentence.

Judge Chan said the seven remaining charges, in which the Immigration Department denied the visa applications, will be held on file for future reference.

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Herrera was seen smiling after Deputy District Judge Alice Chan left the court room. His lawyer was heard telling him that having been in jail for two years, he was due for release in two months after holidays and discounts for good behavior are deducted from his prison term.

For the guilty plea, Judge Chan gave Herrera a 40 per cent discount on his sentence, but this was wiped out by what she called “aggravating features”.

His being a Form 8 holder, or an applicant for asylum and therefore prohibited from doing business in Hong Kong, added three months to the sentence. His having been convicted on two occasions for similar charges, resulting in his being jailed for a total of nine months, had no deterrent effect on him so she added another three months. The fact that he pleaded guilty to more than one charge added another three months.

Using a computer, Herrera produced fake supporting papers for the applications to get Immigration officers to approve the visas, such as the employers’ proof of address, tax declarations and utilities bills.

She noted that the business was well coordinated and lucrative, even employing Filipino females who acted as intermediaries or agents to recruit DH visa applicants.

Herrera charged $20,000 to $30,000 to domestic helper visa applicants, and gave $10,000 to people who would sign their contracts, Judge Chan said.

 “The employers were fully aware that these were not genuine. And the domestic helpers did not intend to work (as such),” she said.

Herrera arrived in 2007 and worked until 2015 as a musician.

However, he failed to get permanent residency even if his father was a permanent resident, and thus applied for asylum to remain in Hong Kong.

For details of the 25 charges, click here:

https://www.sunwebhk.com/2024/06/filipinos-visa-from-fake-jobs-case.html

https://www.sunwebhk.com/2024/07/5-charges-added-to-20-against-filipino.html

Pinay arrested over cat’s fatal fall

 

The cat reportedly fell from one of the flats in this high-rise building (Google photo)

Hong Kong Police have confirmed the arrest of a Filipina domestic helper last Thursday, Oct. 30, on suspicion of animal cruelty.

The 26-year-old Filipina has since been released on police bail, according to the Philippine Consulate.

The police said a passerby had called to report finding a cat that was lying motionless on a ground near Heya Crystal estate on Castle Peak Road, Cheung Sha Wan.

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The 1.5-year-old male Ragdoll cat was declared dead at the scene, and was suspected to have fallen from height.

An investigation revealed the cat was owned by the tenant of a flat in a high-rise building across the street where it was found.

Officers then arrested the helper at the flat on suspicion of cruelty to animals, and was taken to the Sham Shui Po police station for questioning.

Consulate officers say they are assisting the suspect.

The crime of animal cruelty is punishable with a maximum jail term of three years and a fine of $200,000.

But in February this year, more than 60 local animal welfare organizations released a joint petition urging the maximum penalty to be raised to seven years in prison and fines of up to $1 million, citing an alarming increase in animal abuse cases in recent months.

Their statement cited a number of horrific animal abuse cases in recent months, including the use of illegal traps, the wrapping of cats to death and use of cat heads for ritual, and the recurrent poisoning of animals even near residential areas.

The group also urged that individuals convicted of serious animal abuse be prohibited from keeping pets in future.

Peso dips back to 58.79 to greenback after record fall

 

The peso dropped to its lowest level against the US$ last Tuesday

The Philippine peso closed at Php58.79 against the US dollar today, Nov. 3, after rallying earlier in the day to around Php57. (In Hong Kong dollar terms, this means a current exchange rate of Php7.57 to HK$1).

This was the fifth day of ups and downs for the Philippine currency, after it posted an intraday record drop to P59.26 on Tuesday.

The all-time low set off alarm bells as the Php59 level is seen by traders as an indication that the Philippine currency is fast losing its shine, and often prompts the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to step in to avert a possible freefall.

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While BSP officials did not confirm direct intervention, Governor Eli Remolona said that “excessive movements” of the peso will be managed to reflect fundamentals.

Tuesday's record fall was not the first time that the national currency had dipped significantly. Records show it has managed to bounce repeatedly from around this threshold since 2022, though it never breached the Php59 level.

In any case, the peso bounced back to Php58.69 by the day’s end, and continued to hover above the P58 level until today.

With December just around the corner, traders expect that the peso will be bolstered by the traditional Christmas season peak for overseas remittances, which normally rises by 20 to 25% above monthly averages.

It could even be more this time, as overseas Filipinos who earn in dollars could be encouraged to increase their usual remittances during the season.

Data show that the peso remains one of Asia’s weakest performing currencies this year. It has lost more than 2% of its value since July, when President Ferdinand E. Marcos revealed during his State of the Nation address that many of the government’s flood control projects were turned into money-making schemes.

In contrast, the Taiwan dollar gained 6.8% over the greenback, 6.6 percent for the Malaysian ringgit, and five percent for the Thai baht.

Longtime Filcom leader signs off with signature pageant

 

Lee Ann says goodbye to HK pageantry in a preliminary event of Bb Turismo 2025

A migrant leader who has made a name for herself with the mega events she has organized for the Filipino community in Hong Kong has bowed out in colorful and grand fashion on Sunday, November 2 with the grand finale of her signature pageant, Binibing Turismo Pilipinas 2025.

Lee Ann E. Mas, who has worked in Hong Kong for the past 18 years, told the thousands of people who joined the day-long community event on Chater Road in Central that it was the last time that the Bb Turismo pageant would be held as she is going home for good.

The former teacher confirmed to The SUN reports that she plans to try her hand at politics, saying the Mayor of their hometown in Cagayan has asked her to run as councilor in the 2028 election.

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“My mom is serving her third term as councilor, and might either run for a higher position or retire,” Lee Ann revealed. 

Lee Ann would also be going home to a brand-new house that she and her husband and fellow OFW-driver Aldwin G. Mas have recently moved into, along with their two sons. 

Lee Ann and Aldwin recently celebrated their silver wedding anniversary

In Lee Ann’s  farewell event in Hong Kong, all 14 contestants put their best foot forward, but in the end it was Shaira Bongosia, an Ilongga from the Magdalo group, who emerged as the fairest of them all. 

Shaira (in grey) was proclaimed Bb Turismo 2025
with only a nearby lamppost lighting the Chater stage 

Tall, tan and lovely Shaira also won for the best in production number and talent categories, with her playful but skillful performance of the Pasigin folk dance.

For the past eight years, Lee Ann has organized and directed the pageant meant to showcase the best in Philippine culture through the attires, looks and performances of the OFW contestants representing various regions in the Philippines.

She managed to get the contest, which required no mean effort to mount, going, even thru the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic.

But this was also thanks to her husband Aldwin, who as head of the Federation of Luzon Active Groups (or Flag) helped provide Lee Ann the organizational and funding support she needed to stage some of the best organized Filipino events in Hong Kong.

Lee Ann first became widely known in the community for organizing and choreographing the Kulay Pinoy dance segment for the Philippine Independence Day celebration in 2016. Even as the rains poured through the performance, some 400 OFWs who went through many months of practice stayed put until the finale, when they formed the image of the Philippine flag.

Kulay Pinoy spectacle choreographed by Lee Ann with about 400 OFWs taking part

Since then, she has mounted many other notable performances, either with other groups including the Philippine Consulate General, or on her own, with Aldwin and other Flag leaders backing her up.

Though she has declared that last Sunday’s Bb Turismo would be her swan song, Lee Ann will be leaving behind a bigger and more inclusive organization that will hold annual events to honor the country’s so-called modern-day heroes, the OFWs.

The group, Kabayani Hong Kong, will lead various Filipino migrant organizations in Hong Kong in continuing Flag’s advocacy of promoting Philippine culture, but on a larger scale, as it will have members not just from Luzon, but the other two main islands of Visayas and Mindanao.

Lee Ann said she has already trained some key officers in the group in organizing and staging an event on the Filipino stronghold of Chater Road. But they and many other Filipinos in Hong Kong would likely agree that Lee Ann would be a tough act to follow.

 

Bartender denies theft, drug possession charges

 

The theft allegedly took place at Mandarin Oriental (Google Maps photo)

A 26-year-old bartender has been detained pending his trial, after he appeared at Eastern Court and denied charges of theft and possession of a dangerous drug.

Magistrate Ko Wai-hung set a trial date of Dec. 22 for A.J. de Guzman, 26 years old, who pleaded not guilty to violating section 9 of the Theft Ordinance and sections 8(1)(a) and (2) of the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance.

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In a hearing president over by Magistrate Ko on Thursday (Oct. 30), de Guzman pleaded not guilty to the charges after each was read to him.

According to a complaint filed by the Central Police, the theft charge arose after de Guzman allegedly took one recycle bag belonging to someone else on Jan. 24, 2025 at "The Aubrey", a restaurant in the 25th floor of the Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong on Connaught Road, Central.

The bag contained one wallet, a Hong Kong identify card, a Mainland travel permit card, a driving license, two Oyster cards with card holder, one mobile phone, one E-reader, one Hang Seng Bank ATM card, one MOX bank credit card, two The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited ATM cards, one Standard Chartered Bank credit card and $350 in cash all owned by a certain Tsun Man-yee.

On the same day, de Guzman was searched by police officers while in front of a shop on 45 Pottinger Street in Central.

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Found in his possession were two hand-rolled cigarettes containing a total of 0.09 grams of cannabis (marijuana) in herbal form.

Name and charge all culprits, says Filipino anti-corruption group in HK

 

Sister Neneth addresses convenors of Fil-Action HK's inaugural meeting

A newly formed coalition of Filipinos in Hong Kong has called on the Philippine government to publish the list of all those implicated in the country’s massive corruption scandal involving public work projects, particularly those meant for flood control, then hold them accountable.

In a statement issued on Saturday, the Filipinos Against Corruption and Impunity (Fil-Action) HK Network called on the government to expose not just the officials involved in the corruption mess, but also the contractors and other people they colluded with.

In addition, Fil-Action said the officials named should be mandated to disclose their Statements of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN) and bank account details to ensure transparency and accountability.

The coalition is also calling for the freezing of assets of all those implicated in the growing scandal, until full accountability is achieved.

While acknowledging that the Independent Committee on Infrastructure has already recommended the filing of charges against Senators Joel Villanueva and Jinggoy Estrada, resigned Congressman Rep. Zaldy Co, Audit Commissioner Mario Lipana among others, FilAction said more needs to be done.

“As long as the prosecution of those accountable remains elusive, these developments are not enough to appease the anger of the Filipino people,” said Fil-Action.

“The call for accountability among public officials involved in the anomalous flood control projects and other corrupt practices in the government remains strong and will continue to grow.”

 

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To publicly express their anger over the corruption that has cost billions of pesos in public funds, Fil-Action leaders are holding a community event and protest on November 30, Bonifacio Day, at Bayanihan Centre in Kennedy Town.

The program will include a speak-out and creative protest activities like poetry reading, community singing and a “zumbaha” dance against corruption. 

On the side, there will be community services like free massage and blood pressure and glucose checks, and interative activities like a protest wall and photo booth.

Fil-Action brings together Filipinos from various sectors – migrants, religious, students, business, academe, health workers and community advocates – who are determined to speak out against the large-scale corruption in the Philippines.

The group was formed amid growing outrage among Filipinos, within the country and abroad, over the billions of pesos pilfered from government coffers by a few, while the majority suffer from high prices, inadequate health protection and a lack of basic social services.

Those who want to join Fil-Action and know more about its planned activities may call the following: 

Dolores Balladares (Migrant Worker) 852- 9747 2986

Sister Neneth Diño (RGS) 852- 9854 2347

Jose Monfred Sy – (HKU- Youth and Student) 852- 5775 1842

 

Indonesian DH jailed 2 weeks for stealing $2.5k

 

Illustrative photo created with deevid.ai

What is the penalty if a domestic helper is convicted of stealing $2,500?

In the case of Indonesian Alvionita Vini, who pleaded guilty in Kwun Tong Court Tuesday (Oct. 28) to stealing $500 and $2,000 in separate occasions from her employer, the penalty appeared to be roughly equivalent to working for two weeks as domestic helper.

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Acting Principal Magistrate Leung Ka-kie handed the 33-year-old Indonesian a 10-day prison term for the first theft of $500 and two weeks’ jail for the theft of $2,000 -- both violations of section 9 of the Theft Ordinance.

As Magistrate Leung ordered that the two sentences run concurently, the final jail term is two weeks.

Both thefts – the first last Sept. 15 and the second on an unknown day in February 2025 -- took place inside a flat at The Parkside in Tseung Kwan O, New Territories, according to a Tseung Kwan O Police complaint filed last Sept. 17.

The minimum allowable wage for foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong is now $5,100 per month.

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While Vini may have keep locked up for only half a month, the financial cost to her will be far more than the salary she did not earn for the period.

As she now has a criminal record, she will no longer be allowed to continue working in Hong Kong.

15 people arrested in latest anti-illegal work operation

 

Assisting Immigration in the raids were the police, as well as FEHD and LCSD agents

A week-long operation to flush out illegal workers has resulted in the arrest of 15 people recently, according to a statement released by the Immigration Department.

Of those arrested, 13 are suspected to be illegal workers, comprising 11 men and two women, aged 27 to 58.

The two others, a man and a woman aged 36 and 56, were suspected of employing the illegal workers.

The operation which lasted from Oct 24 to 30, was held jointly with the HK Police Force, the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, and the Leisure and Cultural Services Department.

Various premises were targeted in the raids, including restaurants and flats under renovation.

Immigration said an investigation into the suspected employers is ongoing, and further arrests cannot be ruled out.

Under Hong Kong Immigration laws, any person who violates a condition of stay, such as tourists, non-refoulement claimants or overstayers who take up unauthorized work, shall be guilty of an offence.

The maximum penalty for those who do illegal work is between two to three years in prison and a fine of $50,000.

Employers of illegal workers face more severe penalties, with the maximum jail term of 10 years and a fine of up to $500,000.

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To report suspected illegal employment activities, please call the dedicated hotline 3861 5000, by fax at 2824 1166, email to anti_crime@immd.gov.hk, or submit "Online Reporting of Immigration Offences" form at www.immd.gov.hk.