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| Some of those arrested are led to an unmarked van |
A total of 13 persons were arrested in a series of anti-illegal work raids conducted by immigration agents and the police over four consecutive days, from Mar 11 to 14.
Those arrested included nine suspected illegal workers, two employers and two overstayers.
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Six suspected illegal workers comprising two men and four women, aged 32 to 63, were detained.
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| PINDUTIN PARA DETALYE |
Two of them, a man and two women
hold recognizance forms which prohibit them from taking up any jobs. Another
woman was in possession of a false identification document.
Two men, aged 42 and 46, were arrested on suspicion of hiring them.
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| TAWAG NA! |
In separate raids on 65 locations in Central and Eastern Districts, three more suspected illegal workers were rounded up. They comprised two men and one woman aged 35 to 52. One of the men was on recognizance.
Separately, two overstayers, a 45-year-old man and a 46-year-old woman, were arrested.
A statement from Immigration again warned that overstaying and illegal work are both serious offences.
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Those found to have overstayed their visas can be jailed for up to two years and fined a maximum of $50,000.
The penalty is more severe if the overstayer is also found to have taken up work, whether paid or unpaid. An offender faces a maximum prison term of three years and a fine of up to $50,000.
Employers of illegal workers are punished more severely, with 10 years’ jail and $500,000 fine as the prescribed maximum penalty. Immediate imprisonment is also prescribed by the courts.
Mere failure to inspect a job applicant’s travel document in the absence of a Hong Kong permanent identity card could lead to the employer being meted a maximum fine of $150,000 and jailed for up to a year.
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