Three women from the Philippines were sentenced by the Shatin Magistrates’ Courts to jail sentences ranging from six weeks to 14 months last week for illegally working in Hong Kong.
On April 24, the three women, aged 34 to 52, were arrested by Immigration Department officers during an anti-illegal worker operation in a restaurant in Central on Hong Kong Island. One of those arrested claimed she had applied for refugee status, while the other two were foreign domestic workers, according to a statement on a government website.
A local person was also arrested for allegedly hiring the three Filipinos, who were charged on April 26 with taking employment unlawfully in Hong Kong. The refugee claimant, who should have been deported, was accused of staying in the city illegally, while the two domestic workers were charged with breaching the conditions of their stay by taking up unapproved employment in Hong Kong.
They pleaded guilty to the charges in the court and were jailed from six weeks to 14 months.
According to Hong Kong law, illegal immigrants or people who are the subject of a removal order or a deportation order are 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 HK$50,000 (US$6,369) and up to three years’ imprisonment.
Foreign domestic workers who take up unapproved employment in Hong Kong can be jailed for up to two years and fined HK$50,000. The maximum penalty for a person convicted of employing illegal workers in the city is imprisonment for three years and a fine of HK$350,000.
Lee Edmond….. use common sense! Just put in your mind that there is no illegal workers if no one will hired them with out proper documents….not only Filipino doing it….same as your racist too. Not all but i read in the news. Just put it on your self, do you hired a worker if don’t have any proper documents?
No illegal worker if there is no illegal employer too.
Strict Law most impost to employer first…..sad to know that more of your racist doesn’t know how to follow even it is already written in the worker contract,i know not all.
Lee Edmond, if ever you’re the boss, do you think you can follow what is written in the contract of your employee?or you will take advantage too? Peace just asking only?
Why take responsibilities if your salary of working legally cant afford. Its not an excuse to do illegal job. We should look for our welfare too . This has been happening for long time why we haven learn a lesson
Lee Edmond talking about working illegally ?did you know that most of the big time druglords in Philippines are Chinese.but they dont get the punishment that they deserve..i hope that one day those drug lord will be sentenced into death because they have ruined not just our country but our future.
convicted of employing illegal workers in the city is imprisonment for three years and a fine of HK$350,000.
That’s the sentence of employer Jan Andersen
Ayan na mga husgadira basahin nyo ang comment ng kanyang anak at tumigil na kayo sa panghuhusga ng di maganda sa kapwa nating OFW.
Uriel De Leon Torres sana naintindihan ang mga bad commentetors ang iyong message.lots of pinay here ang alam lang ay blabla bla sa kapwa nila pinay.
Wilson Yao still not a good reason tho,now that they’re being caught more trouble for them.so they juz got what they deserve.
Exactly
Mabuti nga sa inyo,pasaway kasi kayu alam na alam nio na ngang bawal ginawa nio pa rin.
Then you must be thankful that this not happened to you?
Lee Edmond not just only Filipino doing illegally .
Lee Edmond she mean rich (reach)
In case like this ..i think there is no illegal workers if no body hire them to work as illegal …both side should face charge of breaking the govt law…
hmp lam na kcng Bawal.pinasok pa.
Wilson Yao wow you must be hong kong’s Filipino relations expert. Otherwise a smartass for filipino community.if you think your an expert. After Having employed a filipino helper or two. Your widely mistaken. ‘coz for us your nothing but a prick.
Lee Edmond You seem to hate the Filipinos that much
Yes,nice question sir?how about the employers?what is there sentence ,because some employes are not following the rules in hk.
As for the employer,very light punishment (like paid a certain amount,that’s it.
Good question sir ????????????
Wilson Yao true sir and thats the truth why do even they knows the law ….