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| Immigration officers lead some of the suspects to their vehicle following an arrest |
Immigration officers rounded up nine workers and five employers
in their latest anti-illegal worker operations held for four days ending Feb.
2.
Those arrested were found in some of the 60 establishments that
the officers raided all over Hong Kong in operations codenamed
"Lightshadow", "Rally" and "Twilight" from Jan.
30 to Feb. 2, the Immigration Department said.
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These target locations included a construction site,
premises under renovation, a residential building, restaurants and retail
stores.
Of the nine arrested for illegal work, four were men and
five were women, aged 24 to 53.
Among them, three men and one woman were holders of recognizance
forms, which prohibit them from taking any employment. These forms are issued
to those claiming non-refoulement so that they will not be sent back to their countries
of origin by force.
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One of the men was suspected of using a forged Hong Kong
identity card and one woman was suspected of using a Hong Kong identity card in
another person’s name. If convicted, they face a maximum fine of $100,000 and
up to 10 years' imprisonment.
Of those arrested for employing illegal workers, two were men
and three women, aged 36 to 61. If convicted, they face a fine of up to $500,000
and 10 years' imprisonment if convicted.
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Immigration said illegal workers as those not allowed to
take up employment in Hong Kong because of their Immigration status.
"Any person who contravenes a condition of stay in
force in respect of him or her shall be guilty of an offence,” Immigration said.
“Also, visitors are not allowed to take employment in Hong Kong, whether paid
or unpaid, without the permission of the Director of Immigration.”
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It added: “Offenders are liable to prosecution and upon
conviction face a maximum fine of $50,000 and up to two years' imprisonment.
Aiders and abettors are also liable to prosecution and penalties."
The rule also applies to illegal immigrants, or whose who
are the subjects of removal or deportation orders, overstayers or those refused
permission to land.
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These “offenders are liable upon conviction to a maximum
fine of $50,000 and up to three years' imprisonment,” it added.
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