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| 13 more alleged illegal workers have been arrested |
A Vietnamese woman who was arrested while working illegally at a fish stall in Shau Kei Wan was jailed for 20 months on Wednesday, despite pleading guilty to two charges filed against her.
According to a government press release issued on Friday, Immigration
officers who arrested the 45-year-old woman on July 10 found out that she was holding
a recognizance document, and was using a forged Hong Kong identity card.
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A person suspected of employing her was also arrested and is
still under investigation.
The worker was charged at Shatin Court on July 12 with
taking employment while under a removal or deportation order and another of
using a forged HKID card. After pleading guilty she was sentenced to 20 months
imprisonment on each count, which she must serve concurrently.
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Immigration again warned that under section 38AA of the
Immigration Ordinance, a person subject to a removal or deportation order, or
an overstayer, is prohibited from taking up work, whether paid or unpaid.
Offenders can be jailed for up to three years and fined $50,000.
A more serious penalty awaits those who use or possess a forged
HKID card, as they can be jailed for up to 10 years and fines a maximum of
$100,000.
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Meanwhile, the government also announced the arrest of 17
people in a four-day anti-illegal work sweep, from July 10 to 13.
Those arrested were 13 suspected illegal workers comprising
five men and eight women aged 23 to 58; and four suspected employers made up of
three men and one woman aged 58 to 63.
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Of the arrested workers, two were found to be in possession
of forged HKID cards while two others were asylum seekers.
Employers, meanwhile, were again warned that they would face
a hefty prison sentence if they hire someone who has no permission to work in
Hong Kong. Violators can be fined up to $500,000 and jailed for up to 10 years.
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Aside from these, the High Court has ruled that the employer
of an illegal worker should be given an immediate custodial sentence.
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