4 of those arrested are led away for questioning by Immigration officers |
A total of 11 suspected illegal workers and one employer were arrested in a series of raids conducted by task force officers of Immigration Department over four days this week, from Oct. 21 to Oct. 24.
Those arrested
on suspicion of working illegally comprised seven men and four women,
aged 27 to 58. One of them, a man aged 54, was found to hold a recognizance
form, which prohibits him taking up work of any kind.
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The suspected employer, aged 52, was also arrested.
They were rounded up in a series of operations that
targeted 28 locations, including flats under renovation, refuse rooms and
restaurants.
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Immigration reiterated its warning that illegal work
is a serious offence for which the maximum sentence is $50,000 fine and
imprisonment of between two and three years.
The offense is deemed more serious when the illegal
worker is a recognizance form holder, overstayer or illegal immigrant.
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Employers face a more serious penalty of
imprisonment for up to 10 years and fine of as much as $500,000.
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