The Immigration Department (ImmD) raided a series of locations for anti-illegal worker operations, and joint operations with the Hong Kong Police Force for four consecutive days from August 21 to August 24. A total of 14 suspected illegal workers, four suspected employers, one suspected aider and abettor, and two overstayers were arrested.
ImmD Task force raided 23 target locations including commercial buildings, industrial buildings, massage parlors, premises under renovation, restaurants, and retail shops. Seven suspected illegal workers, three suspected employers, and one suspected aider and abettor were arrested. The arrested suspected illegal workers comprised two men and five women, aged 26 to 51. One man and two women, aged 46 to 49, were suspected of employing the illegal workers and were arrested. One woman, aged 56, was suspected of aiding and abetting persons who breached their condition of stay in Hong Kong and was also arrested.
Meanwhile, Police enforcement officers raided 88 target locations in Central District, Hung Hom, and Kowloon City including restaurants and massage parlors. Six suspected illegal workers, one suspected employer, and two overstayers were arrested. The arrested suspected illegal workers comprised two men and four women, aged 34 to 52. Among them, one man was a holder of a recognizance form, which prohibits him from taking any employment. One woman, aged 36, was suspected of employing the illegal workers and was arrested. Two female overstayers, aged 36 and 38, were arrested.
Furthermore, one female Mainland visitor, aged 39, was arrested for breaching her condition of stay
by being involved in suspected illegal parallel trading activities at San Wan Road in Sheung Shui district. The goods mainly included cosmetic products and skincare products.
An ImmD spokesman warned, “As stipulated in section 38AA of the Immigration Ordinance, an illegal immigrant, a person who is the subject of a removal order or a deportation order, an overstayer or a person who was refused permission to land is prohibited from taking any employment, whether paid or unpaid, or establishing or joining in any business. Offenders are liable upon conviction to a maximum fine of $50,000 and up to three years’ imprisonment.”
