.gif)
 |
| Immigration agents lead away some of the men arrested during the 4-day sweep |
Another 27 individuals, 20 of them suspected illegal workers, have been arrested in the latest anti-illegal work operations of the Immigration Department and HK Police.
The rest included three overstayers and four
suspected employers.
Raids carried out from Dec 2 to 5, and
targeting over 260 locations across Hong
Kong, led to the arrests.
 |
| PINDUTIN DITO |
In the first wave of arrests on 18 premises,
including massage parlours and restaurants, nine suspected illegal workers and
two employers were arrested.
The workers comprised four men and five women, aged
25 to 62, one of whom was found in possession of a forged HK ID card. One man
aged 44 and a woman aged 45 were also arrested on suspicion of being their
employers.
In a separate operation, 244 target locations in
Central and New Territories North were targeted. Eleven suspected illegal
workers, two suspected employers and three overstayers were arrested.
 |
| Basahin ang detalye! |
The arrested suspected illegal workers comprised
seven men and four women, aged 28 to 62. One man and one woman, aged 41 and 68,
were suspected of employing the illegal workers and were also arrested.
Two overstayers, a male aged 26 and a female aged 36
were also detained.
Immigration repeated the warning that illegal work
is a serious offence in Hong Kong, which carries the maximum penalty of two
years’ imprisonment and $50,000 fine. The jail term can go up to three years if
the arrested person is an overstayer, illegal immigrant or asylum seeker.
Those found in possession of fake HKID cards can be
sentenced to up to 10 years in jail, and fined $100,000.
Employers of illegal workers face the most severe
penalty of up to $500,000 in fine, and 10 years in prison.
