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| Immigration officers show off the papers they seized from the alleged illegal operation |
An operation that lasted more than a month has enabled Immigration Department officers to arrest 24 people suspected of being behind the hiring of illegal workers for food delivery service across Hong Kong.
The operation started on
Jan 2 until yesterday, Feb 18, when Immigration officers disclosed details of
the operation at a news conference.
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Those arrested comprised 14 suspected illegal workers, all but one recognizance paper holders, or those resisting deportation and are prohibited from taking up any work. They are all non-Chinese males, aged 21 to 54.
Arrested along with them were 10 Hong Kong residents, eight men and two women, aged 17 to 41. They are suspected of engaging in a conspiracy to defraud delivery platforms by selling or renting their food delivery courier accounts to the illegal workers.
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| Some of those arrested during the operation are led away by operatives |
Immigration warned that anyone who violates a condition of stay imposed on him or her while in Hong Kong commits an offence.
A person subject to a removal or deportation order, an overstayer or illegal immigrant faces a maximum prison term of three years and a fine of $50,000.
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Aiders and abettors such as the residents arrested in this crackdown are also liable to prosecution and penalties.
Employers of illegal workers face the more serious penalty of up to 10 years in jail and $500,000 in fines.
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