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| The defendant was arrested on the same day that 24 Vietnamese illegal immigrants were deported |
A Vietnamese man holding a recognizance form was jailed for 22 months and two months after trial at Shatin Court on Thursday, on a charge of illegal work.
The 45-year-old defendant was arrested during a raid by Immigration officers on a restaurant in Tai Po in November last year.
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When his identity was checked, he produced a recognisance form which prohibits him from taking employment. Further investigation revealed that he was a non-refoulement claimant.
The Immigration Ordinance expressly prohibits any
person who is the subject of a removal or deportation order, an overstayer or
one who was refused permission to land, from taking any employment, whether
paid or unpaid, or setting up, or joining a business.
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Offenders face a maximum fine of $50,000 and up to
three years’ imprisonment.
Meanwhile, 22 persons were arrested in the latest
anti-illegal work operations conducted by Immigration officers for four
consecutive days, from Feb 26 to 29.
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Those arrested comprised 15 suspected illegal
workers aged 18 to 55; four suspected employers aged 29 to 52; one suspected aider and abettor aged 34, and two
overstayers aged 40.
Except for the female overstayers, those arrested
were found during a series of raids on 45 locations across several districts, including
a dance studio, industrial buildings, premises under renovation, restaurants
and retail shops.
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| PINDUTIN DITO |
Among the workers, three women were found to possess
forged Hong Kong identity cards.
The overstayers were arrested during a raid on 25
premises in Wan Chai.
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| PADALA NA! |
