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| Those arrested included six women suspected of doing illegal work |
Four consecutive days of
anti-illegal work operations recently resulted in a total of 16 people
arrested, said the Immigration Department.
The operations carried
out by Immigration officers covered 75 target locations including car parks,
industrial and residential buildings, restaurants and retail shops.
Nine suspected illegal
workers comprising three men and six women, aged 28 to 51, were arrested, along
with two of their employers, one man aged 38 ang a woman aged 51.
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Among
the workers, one man and two women were found to hold recognizance forms –
indicating they are asylum seekers – while two men had forged HK ID cards.
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| A suspected illegal seller is shown with his goods |
In a separate operation conducted with Hong Kong police, the operatives arrested five mainland visitors, made up four men and one woman, aged 26 to 46, on suspicion of carrying out parallel trading in Sheung Shui district.
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The
mainland suspects dealt with cosmetics, basic household items and skin care
products.
Illegal
work is punished by a maximum fine of $50,000 and between two and three years
in jail, depending on the visa status of the suspect.
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Those
holding fake ID cards can be jailed for up to 10 years, and fined a maximum of
$100,000.
Employers
of illegal workers bear the worst brunt, with a maximum fine of $500,000 and
imprisonment for up to 10 years.
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