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| Those arrested included 8 suspected illegal workers and 3 employers |
Two overstayers were among 13 people arrested in the latest anti-illegal work operations carried out jointly by Immigration Department agents and police officers over four days, from March 18 to 21.
Those detained also included eight suspected illegal workers and their three employers.
In operations that targeted nine locations including restaurants and premises under renovation, three suspected illegal workers, two men and one woman aged 36 to 47, were arrested. The woman was also found to be in possession of a forged Hong Kong identity card.
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| PINDUTIN PARA DETALYE |
Arrested with them were two suspected employers, a man aged 48 and a woman aged 53.
In separate raids by Immigration officers on 80 locations in Hung Hom, Kowloon City and Western Districts, five suspected illegal workers, one employer and two overstayers were arrested.
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| PINDUTIN DITO |
The workers comprised three men and two women, aged 42 to 57. One of the men held a recognizance form which prohibited him from taking employment, while the two others possessed forged HK ID cards.
A woman aged 46 was also arrested on suspicion that she hired the illegal workers.
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| TAWAG NA! |
The two overstayers, aged 27 and 28, were arrested at the same time.
Illegal work is an offence punishable by up to two years in jail and a maximum fine of $50,000. If the suspect is also found to be an overstayer, an illegal immigrant, recognizance form holder, or was refused permission to land, the maximum jail term is extended to three years.
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| PINDUTIN ITO |
If the additional offence involves the use or possession of a forged HK ID card, or one belonging to another person, the maximum penalty is a fine of $100,000 and imprisonment for up to 10 years.
Employers are punished
even more severely, with immediate imprisonment prescribed under the
sentencing guidelines. The maximum fine is $500,000 and the jail term can be up
to 10 years.
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| PADALA NA! |
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