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| Among the latest to be arrested were 7 suspected illegal workers |
Four Thai nationals found working illegally as masseuse were sentenced to between two to 15 months’ imprisonment at Shatin court on Friday, Jun 1.
According to a government press release, the four
women, aged 40 to 48, were arrested after a raid by immigration and police
officers on a massage parlor in Cheung Sha Wan.
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Thee of the women were also found to have overstayed
their visas, and were meted the maximum sentence of 15 months in jail. The fourth
who admitted breaching her condition of stay by working illegally was sentenced to two months’ imprisonment.
Under the Immigration Ordinance, an illegal immigrant,
overstayer or asylum seeker who takes up a job in violation of their visa terms
could be jailed for up to three years and fined a maximum of $50,000.
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The sentences were announced as 12 persons were
reported to have been arrested in four days of anti-illegal work operation by
Immigration and police officers recently.
Those arrested in raids conducted from May 29 to
June 1 were seven suspected illegal workers, four suspected employers and one man
from the Mainland who breached his condition of stay.
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The arrests followed swoops on 100 target locations across
Hong Kong, including 36 in Western District. These included massage parlors,
residential buildings, restaurants, warehouses, a park, restaurants and retail
shops.
The suspected illegal workers comprising two men and
two women aged 26 to 48, were arrested in the initial raids. Among them was a
woman who had a recognizance form. One man and two women, aged 34 to 58 were
suspected of employing them.
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In the second series of raids in Western, two men,
aged 32 and 60, were arrested on suspicion of doing illegal work. One held a
recognizance form.
One man, aged 40, was arrested on suspicion of
employing the illegal workers. Another man from the Mainland who worked as a
fisherman deckhand, aged 32, was held for breaching his condition of stay.
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| A Mainland visitor was arrested for selling goods in Sheung Shui |
Employers of illegal workers face the severest
penalty of up to 10 years in jail and a maximum fine of $500,000. An immediate
custodial sentence is also prescribed for offenders.
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Those found guilty of illegal work could be jailed
for up to three years and fined up to $50,000. Those who use fake documents on
top of the illegal work face a maximum jail term of 10 years and fine of up to
$100,000.
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