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| One of those arrested appears to have been doing renovation work when found |
A total of 27 people were arrested by the combined forces of the Immigration Department and the Hong Kong Police over four days of anti-illegal work operations earlier this week.
Those arrested during a sweep of 137 target
locations from June 17 to 20 were 16 suspected illegal workers, three
employers, one aider and abettor, three overstayers and four illegal
immigrants.
Eight of those arrested were rounded up in the first
round of raids on 19 premises, including a number that were under renovation,
restaurants and a retail shop.
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Those arrested on suspicion of working illegal
comprised five men and two women, aged 23 to 44. Two of the men and one woman
held recognisance forms, which prohibit them from taking any employment. One
man, aged 63, was suspected of employing the illegal workers and was also
arrested.
In two separate operations that targeted 118
locations in Eastern, New Territories North and Western Districts, nine
suspected illegal workers were arrested, along with two employers, one aider
and abettor, three overstayers and four illegal immigrants.
The suspected illegal workers comprised six men and
three women, aged 27 to 59. Arrested with them were two men, aged 48 and 64, who
were suspected of employing the illegal workers.
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The arrested overstayers comprised three women, aged
42 to 51 while the illegal immigrants comprised three men and one woman, aged
27 to 57.
Immigration warned anew that anyone who violates the
condition of their stay in Hong Kong shall be guilty of an offence. Visitors are
forbidden from taking up work, whether paid or unpaid. Those who violate this
law face a maximum fine of $50,000 and up to two years' imprisonment.
The prescribed jail term goes up to three years
maximum, if the person arrested is the subject of a removal or deportation
order, an overstayer or a person who was refused permission to land.
Employers of illegal workers face stiffer penalties,
with the maximum fine shooting up to $500,000 and the jail term rising to 10
years. Moreover, the courts prescribe immediate jail custody for the employer.
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