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In the latest series of raids conducted by the Immigration Department and Hong Kong Police Force, a total of 36 people were arrested, most of them suspected to be illegal workers.
The operations were carried out in two phases, with
the first targeting 52 locations, including residential buildings, restaurants
and a retail shop. Four suspected illegal workers, one suspected employer and
one aider and abettor were arrested.
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The suspected illegal workers comprised four women,
aged 31 to 52. One woman, aged 63, was arrested on suspicion of employing the
women, while another, aged 53, was suspected of aiding and abetting the illegal
work, and was also detained.
The second phase, conducted on 76 target locations
in Hong Kong island, resulted in 30 arrests, with 23 of them suspected to be
illegal workers. Three were employers, while four were overstayers.
The suspected illegal workers, who comprised seven
men and 16 women, aged 22 to 62, included four holders of recognizance forms,
which prohibit them from taking up any job. They also included seven who were
in possession of forged Hong Kong identity documents.
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Three women, aged 33 to 39, were suspected of
employing the illegal workers, while the three overstayers, comprised four
women, aged 31 to 46.
Hong Kong law prohibit visitors from taking up work,
whether paid or unpaid. Violators face a maximum jail term of two years and
$50,000 fine.
The jail term could be up to three years if the
violator is an illegal immigrant, an asylum seeker or an overstayer.
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Those who use or possess a forged HK ID card face a
maximum jail term of 10 years and $100,000 fine.
Employers
could be jailed for up to 10 years and
fined a maximum of $500,000.
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