fight for a job?Illegal decoration workers from Shenzhen enter Hong Kong and claim not to make any profit. It is illegal to hire Hong Kong people at any time | Hong Kong Life – Find good places in Hong Kong

After checking Xiaohongshu, I found that many posts claiming to be “Paint Masters from Shenzhen” have been widely circulated on the platform recently. Some of them use words such as “Professional Painting Masters from Guangdong and Hong Kong” and “Masters from Shenzhen, Guangdong and Hong Kong”. Attract Hong Kong tourists to help. Among them, a decorator openly shared that “Shenzhen wall painters have received orders from Hong Kong.” He even said that compared to Hong Kong’s labor, “we are so cheap.” He also said that “Hong Kong’s masters are still very relaxed in their work. There is no We are so diligent!”

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In addition, there is also a master whose IP address is from Shenzhen, Guangdong. He posts on Xiaohongshu to solicit business, claiming that he is a “reliable painter in Hong Kong” with 20 years of decoration experience. He also emphasizes that taking orders personally is “cheap and affordable” and “compared to decorators.” (Company) is 50% cheaper”; there is also another master who claims to be from “Guangdong”, and his IP address is also shown as Guangdong. He claims to be “Hong Kong’s reliable painter who can finish the job cheaply”, attracting some Hong Kong people to leave messages and ask questions price.

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Upon seeing this, some netizens reposted screenshots of the relevant decoration master’s posts to the discussion forum, and ridiculed the illegal decoration workers from the mainland for coming to Hong Kong to grab jobs. “Congratulations to the Hong Kong decoration masters, you can accept X,” which attracted a large number of Hong Kong people to leave messages and discuss.

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A large number of netizens bluntly said that the existence of illegal decoration work in Hong Kong is not a new thing. The only difference is whether they can be caught or not.

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However, it is true that some Hong Kong people think that the decoration prices in Hong Kong are “too expensive” and want to find mainland (or TaoX) masters to come to Hong Kong for decoration. They even openly inquireNetizens caused an uproar among a large number of netizens, severely criticizing Xiao Xiao for violating the law.

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Netizens bluntly said, “In order to save a little money, you have been in jail. You are really talented.” Unexpectedly, those who attended the scene learned that the teachers were all from the Mainland. “There have always been illegal decoration workers in Hong Kong. Everyone should be careful when decorating to avoid getting into trouble.” Don’t take the law personally.

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Hiring illegal workers can result in a maximum fine of RMB 500,000 and 10 years in prison

If the relevant customer knowingly employs illegal workers through a service provider to provide services at its Hong Kong premises; or fails to take all practicable steps to confirm that the relevant workers are legally able to work in Hong Kong (such as checking their identity cards), the relevant customers are allowed to do so. Workers (if they are later confirmed to be illegal workers) working on their Hong Kong premises may be arrested and prosecuted for allegedly aiding and abetting others to breach their conditions of stay or violating Section 38AA of the Immigration Ordinance.

According to Hong Kong laws, all tourists are not allowed to engage in any employment (whether salaried or unpaid), open or participate in any business in Hong Kong without the approval of the Director of Immigration. Violators will be prosecuted and, upon conviction, will be subject to a maximum fine of The penalty is a fine of 50,000 yuan and 2 years in prison. In addition, illegal immigrants are not allowed to accept paid or unpaid employment, open or participate in any business. Violators may be fined up to NT$50,000 and imprisoned for 3 years upon conviction. Any person who employs a person who is not lawfully employed is guilty of an offense and the maximum penalty is a fine of $500,000 and imprisonment for 10 years.

Information and picture sources: Liandeng discussion forum, Facebook@Hong Kong Black Shop Decoration Company/Black Master-Encyclopedia, Xiaohongshu (Post 1), Xiaohongshu