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Written by: Chen Qianting
2020-05-21 15:25
Last update date: 2020-05-21 15:25The Immigration Department announced that two illegal workers who had been arrested earlier were sentenced to prison in Sha Tin Magistracy yesterday (20th). One of them is a 40-year-old Indian man who works as a handyman at a garbage station. He holds a letter of guarantee (commonly known as "street paper") issued by the Immigration Department that does not allow employment. After investigation, he was found to be a deportee. Another 53-year-old Vietnamese woman worked as a handyman in the restaurant. Both of them pleaded guilty. One of them was also charged with using a fake Hong Kong identity card, and the two were sentenced to 15 months' imprisonment each.
The immigration statement announced that two foreigners were convicted of black work and sentenced to 15 months in prison. (Profile picture)
The Immigration Department announced that investigators arrested an Indian man, 40 years old, in a garbage station in Tsuen Wan during the "Smart Operation" conducted on March 10. At the time of the arrest, he was engaged in handyman work. During the inspection of his identity document, he presented the "travel paper", and subsequent investigations revealed that he was a deportee. An employer suspected of employing the illegal worker was also arrested and the case is still under investigation.
In addition, investigators arrested a Vietnamese woman, 53 years old, in a restaurant in Tseung Kwan O during Operation Breakthrough on May 18. When arrested, she was working as a handyman. An employer suspected of employing illegal workers was also arrested and the case is still under investigation.
Two illegal workers were accused of illegal immigration in Hong Kong at the Sha Tin Magistrates' Court yesterday. They stayed in Hong Kong without the authorization of the Director of Immigration or were subject to removal orders or deportation orders to accept employment. They pleaded guilty and were sentenced to 15 months in prison each. At the same time, one of them was also charged with one forged Hong Kong identity card and one for staying in Hong Kong without the authorization of the Commissioner after illegal immigration in Hong Kong. He was sentenced to 12 months and 15 months imprisonment respectively. Was sentenced to 15 months in prison.
A spokesman for the Immigration Department warned that under section 38AA of the Immigration Ordinance, illegal immigrants or persons subject to deportation orders or deportation orders shall not accept paid or unpaid employment and start or participate in any business. Once convicted, the offender can be fined up to 50,000 yuan and imprisoned for three years. The spokesman reiterated that hiring illegal workers is a serious crime. Once convicted, the maximum penalty is three years' imprisonment and a fine of 350,000 yuan.
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