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| A suspected illegal worker is taken away for questioning |
After cracking down on foreign domestic helpers providing massage and manicure services, Immigration officers are now on the lookout for foreigners offering make-up services.
A Mainland woman who offered her make-up services
through online advertisements was among five people arrested in the latest week-long
operation mounted by the Immigration Department to counter illegal work.
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| PINDUTIN DITO |
Officers disguised as customers contacted the 27-year-old
makeup artist to book her services, then arrested her during a sting operation.
Four other suspected illegal workers and one
suspected aider and abettor were arrested in the citywide operations that
targeted restaurants, retail stores, flats under renovation and other places,
from March 20 to 26.
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| Basahin ang detalye! |
The suspected illegal workers comprised one man and two
women, aged 35 to 37. The man was reportedly found with a forged HK identity
card.
Another man aged 31 was also arrested on suspicion of
abetting the illegal employment.
Illegal work is a serious offence in Hong Kong, for which the
maximum sentence that may be imposed is two years in jail and a fine of
HK$50,000. Visitors and workers under foreign domestic helper visas fall under
this category.
If the worker committed other violations, like overstaying a
visa or holding a non-refoulement document that prohibits employment in Hong
Kong, the maximum jail term is three years in jail.
Aiders and abettors are similarly punished under Hong Kong
laws.
Those found in possession of fake identity documents face the more severe penalty of imprisonment for up to 10 years.
