19 arrested in Hong Kong crackdown on illegal labour
Hong Kong immigration authorities have apprehended 19 people in a citywide crackdown targeting illegal labour, with those arrested including four suspected employers and two people alleged to have aided and abetted such activities. The Immigration Department on Friday said it had worked with police and the Labour Department in a string of operations between January…
Hong Kong immigration authorities have apprehended 19 people in a citywide crackdown targeting illegal labour, with those arrested including four suspected employers and two people alleged to have aided and abetted such activities.
The Immigration Department on Friday said it had worked with police and the Labour Department in a string of operations between January 16 and 22 that led to the arrests.
Immigration officers raided multiple locations, including restaurants and flats under renovation as part of the operations, which were code-named “Lightshadow”, “Champion”, “Windsand”, “Rainbow”, and “Powerplayer”.
Those apprehended in the collective effort comprised 13 suspected illegal workers, four suspected employers and two suspected aiders and abettors.
The larger group consisted of two men and 11 women, aged 24 to 62. They included two women holding recognisance forms.
A recognisance form is a temporary identification document that allows holders to remain in the city but not to work.
Two men and two women, aged 36 to 62, were also suspected of employing illegal workers and were subsequently arrested.
