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 bakit dka nlang kc magtagalog.guys wag nu pansinin c lee edmond hindi nu alam bka nalugi xa sa business sa pinas tignan nu profile nya.
Lee Edmond…the money that the h.k gov’t is spending for refugees are not really from hongkong government itself…it is from U.N (United Nation)…the U.N is collecting donations for refugees and distribute it to every countries who joined the U.N and supports the refugees..here in hk the ISS is the one supporting the refugess here.it is a Non Goverment Organization but they follow the rules of h.k govt and U.N…to be a refugee here in hk..u must apply from the ISS so will get a support..not all refugess here can have it if u will not apply for it.like my friend..he has been staying here in hk for more than 2yrs but he has no support coming from the NGO because he did not apply for it..refugess with support ar called ISS SERVICE USER..
Isha Rizwan Is it Getting Rich ??? sometimes out of necessities,individual cant avoid unlawful job,As being financially unstable,makes you grab opportunities infront of you
SEEMS YOU HATE THE WORLD…..TRY TO LOVE YOURSELF EVERY BODY LOVES YOU….GIVE LOVE………..
The link said, the punishment will be 3 yrs in jail and a fine of $350 thousand hk dollars for employing elligally.
Refugees ate like rubbish in Hk better send them back where they must belong
I knew a lot of them…as if they are not contented of their salary,they don’t know the consequences if they are caught by the authorities.
Wilson Yao yesss
Lee Edmond umayos ka jian… Hindi ka nakakatuwa
Half pinoy xa! Try niyo view account nea… Nagtatagalog xa and some of his friends are pinoy… Gf nea pinay
Ar Lyn AE view mo account nea, nagtatagalog xa…pintsik lahi nian for sure… Bitter lng xa sa filipinos…
Agreed
Nothing as usual,,just a warning n free to hire other….
Lee Edmond ,,how about chinese people who hire them n pay low salary and geting rich,,hk gov getting money frm iss n paying their own immigration peoples….
Rhonalyn Adelan do you mind what is waisting?
Lee edmond sir…di you know what. Your talking about waisting. Hk money??? Fyi sir edmond…refugees compensation is given by the U.N…im not refugee but I have little bit knowledge about it..and dont worry sir one year to two years from now all refugees are going back to their own country…..
Yeah lazy people can apply for refugees to ask the govt to feed them
Sonnel Ataraj Airoliv yeah pakistan are rubbish always doing the rubbish thing and caught by cops
Isha Rizwan yeahright its type error hehehe
Hello mr edmond refugees not get monny from hk goverment the uno and iss departmant get donaison from many countrys so thy share to refugees its very small amout beter if thy allow the work to them so thy can get better life allways think well for every one tnx