5 jailed, 20 more arrested in Hong Kong crackdown on illegal employment

Five people have been jailed and another 20 arrested as part of a Hong Kong Immigration Department crackdown on illegal employment this week. The department said on Friday that it had raided 23 locations, including restaurants, cleaning companies and commercial buildings, as part of an operation that ran from Monday to Thursday. Those arrested comprised 19 people found or suspected to be working illegally and six employers who allegedly hired them. The larger group consisted of six men and 13...

By William Yiu