SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 1981
MEASURES AGAINST ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION CONTINUE
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THE POLICE, THE LABOUR AND THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENTS HAVE CARRIED OUT ANOTHER JOINT OPERATION AGAINST ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION AND AS A RESULT 1 165 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SUMMONSED FOR FAILING TO CARRYING PROPER PROOF OF IDENTITY.
ANOTHER 23 PEOPLE WITH DOUBTFUL MEANS OF IDENTITY HAVE BEEN REFERRED TO THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.
DURING THE OPERATION PERIOD BETWEEN TUESDAY AND YESTERDAY (FRIDAY), POLICE OFFICERS MADE IDENTIFICATION SPOT CHECKS ON 257 200 PEOPLE.
LABOUR INSPECTORS VISITED A TOTAL OF 7 697 ESTABLISHMENTS AND FOUND 28 EMPLOYEES IN 26 ESTABLISHMENTS NOT CARRYING ANY IDENTITY DOCUMENT.
A TOTAL OF 110 ESTABLISHMENTS WAS FOUND NOT KEEPING A PROPER RECORD OF THEIR EMPLOYEES AS REQUIRED BY LAW OR NOT MAKING SUCH RECORDS READILY AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY THIS SPECIAL OPERATION WAS PART OF GOVERNMENT'S CONTINUED EFFORTS AGAINST ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION. IT ALSO RE-AFFIRMED THE GOVERNMENT'S DETERMINATION NOT TO RELAX THE MEASURES AGAINST ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.
+THE SECURITY FORCES WILL MAINTAIN GUARD AND TERRITORY-WIDE OPERATIONS SUCH AS THE ONE IN THE LAST FEW DAYS WILL CONTINUE, ANY ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WHEREVER THEY ARE FOUND WILL BE REPATRIATED, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
REFERRING TO RUMOURS SEEMED TO BE STILL CIRCULATING THAT THERE WOULD BE A RELAXATION OF THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICY ON THE OCCASION OF THE MARRIAGE OF PRINCE CHARLES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT HE HOPED THE ABSURDITY OF THE SUGGESTION WAS NOW APPARENT TO THOSE WHO MIGHT HAVE BELIEVED IT.
HE REMINDED RESIDENTS OF HONG KONG THAT THEY ARE REQUIRED TO CARRY AT ALL TIMES AN ACCEPTABLE PROOF OF IDENTITY FAILING TO DO SO WILL NOT ONLY CAUSE INCONVENIENCE BUT MAY ALSO RESULT IN PROSECUTION. IT IS AN OFFENCE FOR AN EMPLOYER NOT TO KEEP PROPER
IDENTITY RECORDS OF HIS EMPLOYEES OR ENGAGE AN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT IN HIS FACTORY, HE SAID.
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