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| A suspected illegal worker is led away by Immigration officers |
A total of 23 people have been arrested in several raids carried out by the police and the Immigration Department across the city in the past four days to flush out suspected illegal workers and their accomplices.
The biggest group comprised 14 people who were
arrested after police were tipped off about an apparent fake HKID syndicate
that placed illegal workers as packers at the Tseung Kwan O headquarters of Hong
Kong Technology Venture (mother company of HKTV Mall).
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The group was uncovered after an alert
security guard at the site noticed something wrong with the HKID cards which a
male and female worker had presented to him for registration. The guard
suspected that the IDs were forged, and decided to call the police.
Officers who arrived at the scene immediately
arrested the two for possessing forged ID cards, breaching conditions of stay
and overstaying.
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In a follow-up
investigation conducted over the next two days, police and officers from the
Immigration Department seized a total of 13 forged ID cards from packers in the
company, who were immediately arrested.
Another person who appeared
to be the subcontractor who hired the illegal workers, was also arrested.
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HKTV said in a
statement that it won’t tolerate any illegal activities, and will provide full
assistance to the authorities during the investigation into the case. It has
also cut ties with the subcontractor.
Meanwhile, 9 people were also arrested in several anti-illegal
work operations carried out by the police and Immigration officers over four
days, from October 16 (Monday) to yesterday, Oct 19 (Thursday).
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Among those targeted were 47 locations in Central
district, which resulted in two suspected illegal workers being arrested – a 31-year-old
man and a 56-year-old woman. The man holds a recognizance form, which prohibits
him from taking up work.
In raids on 17 other locations, three suspected illegal
workers, all women aged 28 to 46, were arrested. One of them was on recognizance.
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Three people, one man and two women aged 38 to 55,
were arrested on suspicion of employing the illegal workers.
The ninth person to be rounded up was a male
Mainland visitor, aged 56, who was found selling clothes in Sheung Shui and was
arrested on suspicion of engaging in parallel trading.
Immigration again reminded that illegal work is a
serious offence that carries a maximum penalty of three years’ imprisonment and
fine of up to $50,000.
Employers face a much stiffer penalty of up to
$500,000 in fine and 10 years in jail.
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