SUNDAY, JUNE 14, 1987

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ANYONE WHO ALLOWS AN ILLEGA! IMMIGRANT, EVEN A VERY I LOSE RELATIVE, TO STAY IN HIS HOME IS COMMITTING THE OFFENCE OF ADDING ABETTING, A GOVERNMENT OFTE JAL KARNED TODAY (SUNDAY J

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INDER THE IMMIGRATION ORDINANCE, ANYONE WHO ASSISTS UNAUTHORISED ENTRANT TO REMAE IN HONG KONG COMMITS AN OFFENCE AND LIABLE, ON CONVICTION ON INDICTMENT, TO A PINE OF $200,000 AND ΤΟ IMPRISONMENT FOR 10 YEARS; AND, ON SUMMARY CONVICTION, TO A FINE OF $100,000 AND TO IMPRISONMENT POL THREE YEARS.

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THE PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SFOPETARY FOR SLOUR WOGDHOUSE

ANYONE KIRO PROV DED SHELTER FOR AN ILLEGAL IRRESPECTIVE WHETHER ANY MATERIAL HILF WAS GIVEN, MIGHT COMMITTING AN OFFENCE UNWITTINGLY.

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MİK KUN DINE GRANT,

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FRIENDS OR RELATIVES WHE KNOWINGLY FROVIDED IMMIGRANT WITH SHELTER FELL INTO THE SAMI CATEGORY AS THOSE AND OPPORTUNISTS WHO AFLPED ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS FOR GAIN STAY IN THE TERRITORY, MR WOODHOUSE SAID.

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"THE GOVERNMENT IS MAKING EVERY EFFORT TO DETER FLLEGAL IMNIGRANTS FROM SNEAKING INTO THE THERETORY, AND WE NEED THE HELP AND CO-OPERATION FROM THE COMMUNITY, HE SAID.

"IT IS A GREAT PUTY TO SEF PEOPLE. GETTING THE LAR FOR SHELTERING ULFGAL IMMIGRANTS KIND-HEARTEDNESS OR DUE TO IGNORANCE OF THE LAW,

INTO TROUBLE KITU BECAUSE

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HE POINTED OUT THAT MORE THAN 100 PFOELE WHITE ARRESTED LAST YEAR FOR AIDING AND ABETTING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS TO STAV IN HONG KONG.

"WHILE MANY OF THEM WERF CRIMINALS COMMITTENG THE MONETARY GAIN, THERE WERE ALSO MANY OHIERS KIO CLAIMED TO CLOSE RELATIVES OR FRIENDS," ME KOODHOUSE SAID,

OFFENCE FOR 13 HELPING

DURING THE FIRST FIVE MONTIS ABEITERS WERE ARRESTED, AN INCREASE OF K7 GAER TEET SAMP YEAR.

THUS YEAR,

ALDERS AND FERTON LAST

THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO EXCUSE FOR MOR WILL BE TAKEN TO COURT, DE STRESSED

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YR KOODHOUSE ADDED THAT IT WA ALSO UNLAWFUL. TG EMPLOY ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTIS,

ANYONE WHO EMPLOYS AN ILLEGAL DYNIGRANT OR IN IMPLOYEE WHO NOT LAWFULLY EMPLOYABLE COMMITS AN OFFENCI AND IS LEABLE TO MAN EMUM FINE OF $50,000 AND ONE YEAR'S IMPRISONMENT,

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WERE MOUNTED FRGE LAR....} MY THE IMMIGRATION AND LABOUR DEPARTMENTS AND TIK POLKL D FLUSH GT THE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS, HE SAID,

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