The police pointed out that the West Kowloon Regional Mobile Force, Yau Tsim Police District, Mong Kok Police District, Sham Shui Po Police District and Kowloon City Police District, together with the Immigration Department and the Labor Department, launched the code-named "Powers" yesterday (November 29). "POWERPLAYER" (POWERPLAYER)'s anti-illegal labor action, raided and inspected multiple locations in the area, including warehouses, food factories, shops and restaurants.
During the operation, officers arrested a total of 1 local man, 8 non-Chinese men, 2 non-Chinese women and 7 foreign women, aged between 24 and 60, suspected of "illegal entry" and "employment of persons who cannot be legally employed". ", "illegal employment", "violation of conditions of stay", "employer fails to keep records of employees", "employer fails to check employee's identity documents", "overstay", "failure to produce valid identity documents" Wait.
Among them, the 60-year-old non-Chinese man was also found to be a wanted person.
In addition, when officers were patrolling the Tsim Sha Tsui area, they found three non-Chinese men, aged between 44 and 55, who were suspected to be packing food and sorting goods in the warehouse of Nathan Road No. 1 Building. After investigation, they were suspected of " "Illegal Employment" was arrested; while a 38-year-old non-Chinese man was arrested on suspicion of "Employing Illegal Workers".
According to Section 38AA of the Immigration Ordinance, Chapter 115 of the Laws of Hong Kong, illegal immigrants, persons subject to deportation orders or deportation orders, overstayers or persons who have been refused entry shall not accept paid or unpaid employment. or participate in any business, upon conviction, the maximum penalty is a fine of HK$50,000 and imprisonment for 3 years.
If an employer employs a person who is not legally employable and that person is an illegal immigrant, a person subject to a removal order or deportation order, an overstayer or a person who has been refused entry, the maximum penalty is a fine of HK$500,000 and imprisonment for 10 years year.