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| Some of the suspects are taken away for questioning |
A total of 21 people were arrested in the latest operations mounted by the Immigration Department and Hong Kong Police to crack down on illegal work.
More than 80 premises were raided over four days, or
from October 28 to 31, in various places across Hong Kong.
Those arrested included 15 suspected illegal
workers, four suspected employers, one suspected aider and abettor, and one
overstayer.
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| I-CLICK DITO |
In the first phase of the operations where 55 premises were raided, five suspected
illegal workers were arrested, comprising two men and five women, aged 35 to
47.
One of the men held a recognisance form, which
prohibits him from taking any employment, while one woman was found to possess
what appeared to be a forged Hong Kong identity card.
One man and one woman, aged 53 and 66, who were
suspected of employing the illegal workers, were also arrested.
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| PINDUTIN DITO |
Separately, a man aged 35 was also arrested on
suspicion of aiding and abetting a person who breached the condition of stay in
Hong Kong.
In the second phase, 26 locations in Eastern and
Western districts were targeted, leading to the arrest of eight suspected
illegal workers, two suspected employers and one overstayer.
Three men and five women aged 29 to 65 were arrested
on suspicion of working illegally. One of the women held a recognizance form.
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| Basahin ang detalye! |
Two men, aged 49 and 50, who were suspected of
employing the illegal workers, were also arrested, along with a 39-year-old
woman found to have overstayed her visa.
Immigration repeated the warning that working
illegally is a serious offense, for which the maximum penalty is two or three
years in jail, and a fine of $50,000. The penalty is more severe if the illegal
worker committed another offence, like overstaying, or while on recognizance.
Aiders and abettors are equally liable to
prosecution and penalty.
Employers, on the other hand, could be jailed for up
to 10 years and meted a maximum fine of $500,000.
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