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| Quirante was among 18 people arrested for illegal work over 4 days last week |
A Filipina former domestic worker who was arrested on June 4 while doing an “odd job” in Central was sentenced to a total of 14 weeks at Shatin court on Thursday after she pleaded guilty to overstaying and illegal work.
Kareen Millan
Quirante, 36 years old, was sentenced to 10 weeks in jail for overstaying her
visa by more than three years. She was supposed to remain in Hong Kong only
until Mar 8, 2021, but did not leave.
She was ordered
jailed for 14 weeks for breaching her visa condition by working illegally, with
the two sentences to run concurrently, resulting in a total of 14 weeks in
prison.
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| PINDUTIN DITO |
Quirante
admitted violating the Immigration Ordinance which prohibited her from taking
up work, whether paid or unpaid, after overstaying.
She was among 20
persons arrested by Immigration and police agents in four days of anti-illegal work
raids from June 3 to 6, and reported yesterday, June 7.
The suspects
included 18 illegal workers and two employers.
The suspected
illegal workers comprised 11 men and seven women, aged 29 to 51. Five of them, three men and two women, held
recognizance forms which prohibited them from taking up work. Another woman was
found in possession of a fake HKID card.
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| TAWAG NA! |
The alleged
employers were both males, aged 24 and 27.
Both overstaying
and illegal work are considered serious offences that often result in the
offender being put behind bars.
The maximum
penalty for overstaying is two years in jail, and a fine of up to $50,000. The prescribed
maximum jail term goes up to three years if the one caught doing illegal work
was an overstayer, illegal immigrant or non-refoulement claimants.
Employers of illegal workers and those who possess fake HKID cards can be jailed for up to 10 years. In addition, employers can be fined a maximum of $500,000.
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