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A total number of 19 people were arrested in the latest anti-illegal work sweep by the Immigration Department, carried out for four consecutive days, on Sept 23 to 26.
Those arrested included 15 suspected illegal
workers, two employers, one overstayer and one illegal immigrant.
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In the initial raids on 37 target locations which
included a garage, restaurant and
premises under construction, six suspected illegal workers were arrested, all
men, aged 24 to 43.
In subsequent sweeps of 71 locations in Eastern,
Mong Kok and Western Districts, nine suspected illegal workers were arrested,
along with two employers, one overstayer and one illegal immigrant.
The workers comprised two men and seven women, aged
28 to 64. One of the women was found in possession of a forged HKID card.
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The suspected employers were both women aged 48 and
59. Also arrested were one female overstayer, aged 35; and a female illegal
immigrant, aged 43.
Immigration warned that taking up illegal work is a
serious offence for which a jail term is inevitable.
The maximum sentence for working in violation of the
visa restrictions is two years imprisonment and $50,000 fine. The prison term
could be as long as three years if the offender is an overstayer, illegal immigrant
or recognizance holder.
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Possessing a forged HK identity card could draw a
sentence of up to 10 years in jail and up to $100,000 in fine.
Employers could be jailed for up to 10 years and
fined a maximum of $500,000.
Meanwhile, Immigration also announced that an Indian
illegal worker who is on recognizance was ordered jailed on Sept 25 for working illegally while delivering fish at
the Cheung Sha Wan Food Market.
He pleaded not guilty but was convicted after trial.
He was meted a jail term of 22 months and two weeks.
Immigration reiterated its warning that people
holding recognizance documents are not allowed to work, whether paid or unpaid.
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