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| Immigration officers detain one of thoise arrested. |
The Immigration Department (ImmD) today announced the jailing of 14 illegal workers as it reiterated its warning that it will prosecute those who take employment without proper documents and hose who employ them.
The 14 were arrested in two ImmD operations
on Oct. 17 to 19 and convicted in separate hearings on Oct. 20 and 23 at the
Shatin Magistrates' Courts.
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The first to be jailed was an Indonesian
female, aged 56, who was arrested on October 17 while working as a dishwasher in a restaurant in Kwun Tong during a joint operation conducted by the
ImmD and the Hong Kong Police Force codenamed "Champion".
She was was sentenced to 20
months' imprisonment at the Shatin Magistrates' Courts on Oct. 20 after she pleaded guilty to taking employment after having
overstayed, breaching her condition of stay and overstaying in Hong Kong.
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The other 13 were among the 14 persons
engaged in packaging work, who were arrested in a joint anti-illegal worker
operation between ImmD and the Hong Kong Police Force on October 18 to 19 at
the Tseung Kwan O industrial area and charged on Oct. 23.
Twelve of them were each sentenced
to 15 months’ imprisonment after they pleaded guilty to taking employment after
having overstayed their visa, of possessing a forged Hong Kong identity card
and overstaying in Hong Kong.
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One was sentenced to 15 months'
imprisonment after pleading guilty to taking employment after landing in Hong
Kong unlawfully, remaining without authority from Immigration, possessing a
forged Hong Kong identity card and possessing a false instrument.
The remaining one in the group was
hospitalized and his case was adjourned.
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ImmD said it is investigating the
employment of illegal workers and syndicate activities in providing forged Hong
Kong identity cards, and more arrests may be made.
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