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Joint operation to flush out illegal immigrants
A territory-wide operation against illegal immigration jointly mounted by the Police and the Labour Department has resulted in the arrests of 114 people.
The operation is part of the Government's continuous effort to flush out illegal immigrants.
The 114 suspected illegal immigrants arrested by the Police have been referred to the Immigration Department. Those found to be illegal immigrants will be repatriated.
A Government spokesman reiterated today (Friday) that there was no question of any amnesty for illegal immigrants.
"Our latest operation should drive home the point that there will be no change to this policy. Anyone foolish enough to believe otherwise is only cheating oneself," be said.
The spokesman stressed that apart from continuous checks throughout the territory, there was no let-up in anti-illegal immigration efforts at the border.
"A high state of vigilance will continue to be maintained by the Police and the security forces both at the land and sea borders," he said.
During the joint operation, which began at 5 am yesterday (Thursday) and ended at 5 am today, the Police stepped up their identification spot checks in public places and carried out checks at suspicious locations throughout the territory.
As a result, a total of 18,278 persons, 2,578 vehicles and 496 vessels were stopped for identification checks.
On the labour front, inspectors of the Labour Department visited 2,308 establishments to weed out any illegal immigrants who may be working there and to check that employers fulfil their legal obligation of keeping proper records of their employees.
A total of 7,284 employees had their proof of identity checked.
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