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4 Thai illegal workers jailed as Immigration raids net 12 others

03 June 2023

 

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.

A Mainland visitor was arrested for selling goods in Sheung Shui
In a separate operation, a mainland female visitor, aged 39, was arrested for breaching her condition of stay by engaging in parallel trading on Po Wan Road in Sheung Shui district. She was caught selling health and skincare products.

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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