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Date	Press Releases of 2026
6 Jan 2026	Immigration Department arrested 20 persons during operations targeting foreign domestic helpers who breached conditions of stay (with photos)
2 Jan 2026	10 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)

Date	Press Releases of 2025
24 Dec 2025	Nine persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photos)
19 Dec 2025	43 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
19 Dec 2025	Immigration Department repatriates 77 unsubstantiated non-refoulement claimants to their places of origin (with photos)
19 Dec 2025	Enhanced e-Channel service arrangements for visitors
12 Dec 2025	15 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photos)
30 Nov 2025	Arrangements for replacement of personal documents for residents affected by Tai Po fire
27 Nov 2025	Arrangements for residents affected by fire in Tai Po to replace identity cards and travel documents
25 Nov 2025	Visa-free access to Algeria for HKSAR passport holders
21 Nov 2025	45 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photos)
18 Nov 2025	Immigration Department holds themed seminar for foreign domestic helpers (with photos)
17 Nov 2025	Cross-boundary bogus marriage syndicate smashed by ImmD and Mainland authorities (with photo)
14 Nov 2025	26 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photos)
14 Nov 2025	Visa-free arrangement on transit for nationals of Nepal
11 Nov 2025	Immigration Department arrests 21 persons during operations targeting foreign domestic helpers who breached conditions of stay (with photos)
7 Nov 2025	Immigration Department carries out in-flight escort repatriation operation repatriating six unsubstantiated non-refoulement claimants to their place of origin (with photo)
4 Nov 2025	Filipino male jailed for conspiracy to defraud
3 Nov 2025	21 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photos)
31 Oct 2025	15 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
30 Oct 2025	Director of Immigration attends meeting of "1+2" co-ordination mechanism among Chinese Mainland and Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions immigration management authorities in Chongqing (with photos)
27 Oct 2025	Cleaning service company licensee jailed for employing illegal workers
24 Oct 2025	16 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
24 Oct 2025	Immigration Department repatriates 90 unsubstantiated non-refoulement claimants to their places of origin (with photos)
22 Oct 2025	Immigration Department conducts tabletop exercise to strengthen control points emergency co-ordination for 15th NG, 12th NGD and 9th NSOG (with photos)
21 Oct 2025	10 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operation (with photos)
17 Oct 2025	50 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photos)
14 Oct 2025	Immigration Department arrests 16 persons during operations targeting foreign domestic helpers who breach conditions of stay (with photos)
10 Oct 2025	19 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photos)
3 Oct 2025	Six persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
30 Sep 2025	Four persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
30 Sep 2025	Old form smart identity cards bearing year of birth in or before 1969 to be invalid from October 12
29 Sep 2025	Immigration Department introduces "Face Easy e-Channel" service
26 Sep 2025	10 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
26 Sep 2025	Immigration Department repatriates 31 Vietnamese illegal immigrants to Vietnam (with photos)
19 Sep 2025	30 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
18 Sep 2025	Director of Immigration attends 2025 Conference of Global Public Security Cooperation Forum (Lianyungang) (with photos)
12 Sep 2025	12 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
11 Sep 2025	Convenor of ExCo Non-official Members officiates at passing-out parade at Immigration Service Institute of Training and Development (with photos)
10 Sep 2025	Immigration Department arrests 11 persons during operations targeting foreign domestic helpers who breach conditions of stay (with photo)
5 Sep 2025	16 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
29 Aug 2025	Nine persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photos)
18 Aug 2025	Six foreign domestic helpers arrested for breaching conditions of stay by practicing dentistry without registration (with photos)
15 Aug 2025	165 arrested in ImmD anti-illegal worker focused operations (with photos)
15 Aug 2025	Immigration Department repatriates 25 unsubstantiated non-refoulement claimants to their places of origin (with photos)
11 Aug 2025	Immigration Department holds oil painting exhibition commemorating 80th anniversary of victory in War of Resistance (with photos)
7 Aug 2025	14 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operation (with photos)
6 Aug 2025	24 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photos)
1 Aug 2025	16 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photos)
25 Jul 2025	Immigration Department repatriates 17 Vietnamese illegal immigrants and overstayers to Vietnam (with photos)
24 Jul 2025	Unconscious detainee dies in hospital
23 Jul 2025	Immigration Department smashes a cross-boundary syndicate using false instruments to apply entry permits (with photos)
16 Jul 2025	Hong Kong resident jailed for conspiracy to defraud
15 Jul 2025	15 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
4 Jul 2025	Seven persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
27 Jun 2025	Immigration Department holds launching ceremony of illustrated book on consular protection and outbound travel safety and exhibition on 20th anniversary of 1868 Assistance Hotline (with photos)
25 Jun 2025	Extension of e-Channel service to holders of People's Republic of China electronic passport
25 Jun 2025	Immigration Department to revise fees
24 Jun 2025	123 arrested in ImmD anti-illegal worker focused operations (with photos)
20 Jun 2025	Immigration Department repatriates 56 unsubstantiated non-refoulement claimants to their places of origin (with photos)
18 Jun 2025	Arrangements for Registration of Persons services after Registration of Persons - Kwun Tong (Temporary) Office to cease operation
13 Jun 2025	15 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
6 Jun 2025	16 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
2 Jun 2025	Revised office hours announced for Extension Section and Foreign Domestic Helpers Section at Immigration Headquarters
30 May 2025	18 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
25 May 2025	Immigration Department holds Immigration Department Youth Leaders Corps Parade cum Promotion Ceremony 2025 (with photos)
23 May 2025	Immigration Department repatriates 18 Vietnamese illegal immigrants and overstayers to Vietnam (with photos)
23 May 2025	20 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
16 May 2025	16 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
14 May 2025	Visa-free access for HKSAR passport holders to Qatar and the UAE/Visa-free period for HKSAR passport holders visiting Oman extended
9 May 2025	21 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photos)
28 Apr 2025	Old form smart identity cards bearing year of birth in or after 1970 to be invalid from May 12
25 Apr 2025	Immigration Department Youth Leaders Corps organises National Games in Touch: Chaoshan Exchange Tour 2025 (with photos)
23 Apr 2025	Immigration Department repatriates 26 Vietnamese illegal immigrants to Vietnam (with photos)
17 Apr 2025	10 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
15 Apr 2025	43 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photos)
14 Apr 2025	Cross-boundary passenger traffic estimation and arrangements for Easter festive period
12 Apr 2025	National Security Education Day - Immigration Service Institute of Training and Development Open Day (with photos)
10 Apr 2025	Hong Kong Immigration Department wins 2025 Skytrax Award for Best Airport Immigration Service (with photos)
3 Apr 2025	16 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
1 Apr 2025	Cross-boundary passenger traffic estimation and arrangements for Ching Ming festive period (with photos)
28 Mar 2025	14 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
27 Mar 2025	Enhanced e-Channel service arrangements for Hong Kong residents
25 Mar 2025	14 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photos)
21 Mar 2025	Illegal worker jailed (with photo)
21 Mar 2025	Immigration Department repatriates 18 Vietnamese illegal immigrants to Vietnam (with photos)
21 Mar 2025	18 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
14 Mar 2025	Nine persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
7 Mar 2025	20 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
4 Mar 2025	Nine persons arrested during an anti-illegal worker operation (with photos)
28 Feb 2025	Immigration Department smashes illegal workers syndicate (with photos)
21 Feb 2025	12 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
19 Feb 2025	Immigration Department repatriates 25 Vietnamese illegal immigrants to Vietnam (with photos)
18 Feb 2025	24 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photos)
7 Feb 2025	Eight persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
27 Jan 2025	Immigration Department Review 2024 (with photos)
25 Jan 2025	15 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photos)
25 Jan 2025	Illegal worker jailed
25 Jan 2025	Dishwashing service company licensee jailed for employing illegal workers
21 Jan 2025	Eight persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
17 Jan 2025	Immigration Department repatriates 24 Vietnamese illegal immigrants and overstayers to Vietnam (with photos)
17 Jan 2025	11 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
14 Jan 2025	Visa-on-arrival access to Saudi Arabia for HKSAR passport holders and extension of visa-free period for nationals of Saudi Arabia visiting Hong Kong
14 Jan 2025	Immigration Department further promotes electronic services for visa applications
10 Jan 2025	Seven persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
7 Jan 2025	29 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photos)

Date	Press Releases of 2024
18 Dec 2024	Immigration Department repatriates 18 Vietnamese illegal immigrants and overstayers to Vietnam (with photos)
13 Dec 2024	14 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
12 Dec 2024	Immigration Department introduces self-application services for Hong Kong identity cards
6 Dec 2024	27 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
29 Nov 2024	Deputy Director of Immigration (Enforcement, Systems and Management) officiates at Passing-out Parade (with photos)
26 Nov 2024	Hong Kong resident jailed for attempting to obtain services by deception and making false statutory declaration
26 Nov 2024	Ten persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operation (with photos)
22 Nov 2024	Former foreign domestic helper jailed for conspiracy to defraud
22 Nov 2024	14 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
21 Nov 2024	Foreign domestic helper jailed for conspiracy to defraud and illegal work
20 Nov 2024	Immigration Department repatriates 26 Vietnamese illegal immigrants to Vietnam (with photos)
18 Nov 2024	Hong Kong resident jailed for illegal transfer of identity card relating to another person and money laundering
15 Nov 2024	36 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
8 Nov 2024	Two foreign domestic helpers jailed for performing illegal work
8 Nov 2024	31 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
1 Nov 2024	21 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
31 Oct 2024	Cross-boundary forgery syndicate smashed by Immigration Department and Mainland authorities (with photos)
25 Oct 2024	Two Hong Kong residents jailed for conspiracy to defraud and conspiracy to obtain services by deception
25 Oct 2024	12 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
25 Oct 2024	Mainland transit passenger jailed for conspiracy to obtain airline services by deception
23 Oct 2024	Immigration Department repatriates 19 Vietnamese illegal immigrants to Vietnam (with photos)
18 Oct 2024	Three illegal workers jailed (with photo)
18 Oct 2024	18 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
17 Oct 2024	Non-local student jailed for causing to be made false statement
10 Oct 2024	19 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
4 Oct 2024	26 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
2 Oct 2024	Three men jailed for conspiracy to obtain airline services by deception
2 Oct 2024	Three Hong Kong residents evacuated safely from Lebanon
27 Sep 2024	19 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
26 Sep 2024	Immigration Department proactively follows up on Hong Kong resident stranding in Jeju, Korea
26 Sep 2024	Illegal worker jailed
25 Sep 2024	Immigration Department repatriates 20 Vietnamese illegal immigrants to Vietnam (with photos)
24 Sep 2024	Cross-boundary passenger traffic estimation and arrangements for National Day festive period (with photos)
24 Sep 2024	Visa-free arrangement for nationals of Georgia
20 Sep 2024	Two illegal workers jailed
20 Sep 2024	17 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
17 Sep 2024	Illegal worker jailed
13 Sep 2024	Immigration Department appoints Youth Ambassadors in Wuhan (with photos)
13 Sep 2024	Six former foreign domestic helpers jailed for overstaying and performing illegal work
13 Sep 2024	30 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photos)
11 Sep 2024	Illegal worker jailed
4 Sep 2024	End of extended service hours and service adjustment at four designated Registration of Persons Offices
3 Sep 2024	Immigration Department implements Advance Passenger Information System
30 Aug 2024	13 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
29 Aug 2024	Illegal worker jailed
26 Aug 2024	Two persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operation
23 Aug 2024	Twenty-five persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
22 Aug 2024	Two illegal workers jailed
21 Aug 2024	Immigration Department repatriates 22 Vietnamese illegal immigrants to Vietnam (with photos)
21 Aug 2024	Illegal worker jailed
16 Aug 2024	Three persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operation (with photo)
12 Aug 2024	Two persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operation (with photo)
9 Aug 2024	Thirteen persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
27 Jul 2024	Immigration Department Youth Leaders Corps organises Shanghai summer exchange tour (with photos)
26 Jul 2024	21 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
22 Jul 2024	Director of Immigration attends the Third Yangtze Delta Region, Shandong and Hong Kong Ports and Immigration Management and Co-operation Symposium in Shanghai (with photos)
21 Jul 2024	Immigration Department appoints Youth Ambassadors in Shanghai (with photos)
19 Jul 2024	Immigration Department repatriates 61 unsubstantiated non-refoulement claimants to their places of origin (with photos)
19 Jul 2024	12 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
18 Jul 2024	Immigration Department introduces "Mutual Use of QR Code between HKSAR and Macao SAR Clearance Service"
16 Jul 2024	Visa-free period for holders of HKSAR passports to Thailand extended
10 Jul 2024	11 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
5 Jul 2024	19 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
3 Jul 2024	Immigration Department smashes syndicate for using false instruments to apply for foreign domestic helper working visas
28 Jun 2024	19 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
28 Jun 2024	Illegal worker jailed
21 Jun 2024	27 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
20 Jun 2024	Immigration Department repatriates Vietnamese illegal immigrants and overstayers to Vietnam (with photos)
18 Jun 2024	Old identity cards to be invalidated in phases in 2025
14 Jun 2024	Nine persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
7 Jun 2024	Immigration Department launches Consular Protection Month (with photos)
7 Jun 2024	20 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
6 Jun 2024	Arrangements for services of Immigration Headquarters
3 Jun 2024	Four persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operation (with photo)
3 Jun 2024	Mainland male jailed for making false representation and other offences
31 May 2024	14 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
31 May 2024	Immigration Department repatriates unsubstantiated non-refoulement claimants to their places of origin (with photos)
29 May 2024	Mainland visitor jailed for making false representation
24 May 2024	Nine persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
22 May 2024	15 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operation (with photo)
21 May 2024	Hong Kong resident employer and illegal worker jailed
20 May 2024	10 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operation
16 May 2024	Arrangements for Registration of Persons services after relocation of Immigration Headquarters
16 May 2024	Arrangements for travel document services after relocation of Immigration Headquarters
14 May 2024	Seven persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
10 May 2024	12 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
6 May 2024	Six persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operation (with photos)
3 May 2024	16 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
30 Apr 2024	Immigration Department and ASTRI sign MOU to promote innovative technologies in public services (with photos)
30 Apr 2024	Hong Kong resident jailed for conspiracy to use identity card relating to another person and money laundering
30 Apr 2024	Immigration Department repatriates Vietnamese illegal immigrants to Vietnam (with photos)
26 Apr 2024	15 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
25 Apr 2024	Cross-boundary passenger traffic estimation and arrangements announced for Labour Day festive period
19 Apr 2024	Fourteen persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
13 Apr 2024	National Security Education Day - Immigration Service Institute of Training and Development open day (with photos)
26 Mar 2024	Immigration Department repatriates Vietnamese illegal immigrants to Vietnam (with photos)
25 Mar 2024	Cross-boundary passenger traffic estimation and arrangements announced for Easter and Ching Ming festive period
22 Mar 2024	13 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
20 Mar 2024	Immigration Department appoints Youth Ambassadors in Guangzhou (with photos)
19 Mar 2024	Immigration Department fully supports passage of Safeguarding National Security Bill
18 Mar 2024	Immigration Department introduces 1868 WeChat assistance hotline and 1868 Chatbot for residents outside Hong Kong to seek assistance
15 Mar 2024	Secretary for Security officiates Passing-out Parade at Immigration Service Institute of Training and Development (with photos)
15 Mar 2024	13 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
11 Mar 2024	Immigration Department will establish new marriage hall at Tseung Kwan O
8 Mar 2024	Six persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
1 Mar 2024	22 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
1 Mar 2024	Illegal worker jailed
27 Feb 2024	Immigration Department repatriates Vietnamese illegal immigrants to Vietnam (with photos)
23 Feb 2024	14 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
21 Feb 2024	Three illegal workers jailed
8 Feb 2024	Immigration Department Review 2023 (with photos)
6 Feb 2024	Dishwashing service company licensee jailed for employing illegal workers
6 Feb 2024	Cross-boundary passenger traffic estimation and arrangements for Lunar New Year festive period
2 Feb 2024	25 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
26 Jan 2024	19 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
23 Jan 2024	Nationals of Kingdom of Eswatini to visit Hong Kong with visas
19 Jan 2024	13 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
18 Jan 2024	Immigration Department introduces electronic services for application for Certificate of Registered Particulars
12 Jan 2024	27 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photos)
5 Jan 2024	Nine persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)

Date	Press Releases of 2023
28 Dec 2023	Immigration Department repatriates Vietnamese illegal immigrants to Vietnam (with photos)
19 Dec 2023	Cross-boundary passenger traffic estimation and arrangements for Christmas and New Year festive periods
15 Dec 2023	20 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photos)
7 Dec 2023	Non-local student jailed for making false representation and using false instrument
7 Dec 2023	Visa-free access to Angola and Kyrgyzstan for HKSAR passport holders
6 Dec 2023	Two masterminds of syndicate arranging bogus marriages convicted of conspiracy to defraud
6 Dec 2023	Immigration Department and Public Security Police Force of Macao hold meeting about immigration arrangements on polling day of District Council election (with photos)
1 Dec 2023	Mainland-Hong Kong Joint Operation against illegal immigration
29 Nov 2023	Immigration Department repatriates Vietnamese illegal immigrants to Vietnam (with photos)
24 Nov 2023	11 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
17 Nov 2023	14 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photos)
11 Nov 2023	Appointment ceremony of Immigration Department Youth Ambassador Programme (with photos)
10 Nov 2023	Eight persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photos)
7 Nov 2023	Mainland-Hong Kong Joint Operation against illegal immigration
6 Nov 2023	Two illegal workers jailed
3 Nov 2023	17 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photos)
2 Nov 2023	Immigration Department clarifies fake news on Supplementary Labour Scheme
1 Nov 2023	Immigration Department reminds public that special arrangement for applications for extension of stay due to pandemic will be discontinued next January 1
31 Oct 2023	Immigration Department repatriates Vietnamese illegal immigrants to Vietnam (with photos)
31 Oct 2023	Visa-free access to Georgia for HKSAR passport holders
30 Oct 2023	Opening of new Registration of Persons - Kwun Tong (Temporary) Office and service adjustment at Registration of Persons Offices
27 Oct 2023	18 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
24 Oct 2023	Illegal workers jailed
12 Oct 2023	Two illegal workers jailed
9 Oct 2023	Special arrangements for appointments at Registration of Persons Office in time of Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8
3 Oct 2023	Illegal worker jailed
29 Sep 2023	Mainland visitor jailed for making false statement
28 Sep 2023	Immigration Department repatriates Vietnamese illegal immigrants to Vietnam (with photos)
26 Sep 2023	A removee died
25 Sep 2023	Two illegal workers jailed
22 Sep 2023	Cross-boundary passenger traffic estimation and arrangements for Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day Holiday festive period (with photos)
22 Sep 2023	34 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photos)
20 Sep 2023	Immigration Department reminds public to remain vigilant against phone scams
15 Sep 2023	13 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photos)
13 Sep 2023	Director of Immigration reviews Passing-out Parade (with photos)
25 Aug 2023	Immigration Department repatriates Vietnamese illegal immigrants to Vietnam (with photos)
25 Aug 2023	21 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photos)
18 Aug 2023	16 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photos)
11 Aug 2023	Hong Kong resident and Mainland visitor jailed for conspiracy to defraud and other offences
9 Aug 2023	Bogus marriage syndicate smashed by Immigration Department (with photo)
4 Aug 2023	Mainland visitor jailed for making false representation
4 Aug 2023	Eight persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photos)
28 Jul 2023	16 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photos)
27 Jul 2023	Extension of visa-free period for HKSAR passport holders to Malaysia
26 Jul 2023	Immigration Department Youth Leaders Corps Summer Exchange Tour to Greater Bay Area (with photos)
26 Jul 2023	Illegal immigrant jailed for possessing false instruments and aiding others to illegally remain in Hong Kong
25 Jul 2023	Immigration Department smashes syndicate making false instruments (with photo)
21 Jul 2023	18 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photos)
20 Jul 2023	Extension of e-Channel service to foreign domestic helpers, non-local students and imported workers
19 Jul 2023	Immigration Department reminds public of additional special service session for collection of travel documents on July 22
12 Jul 2023	Additional special service sessions for collection of travel documents on Jul 15 and 22
12 Jul 2023	Mainland visitor jailed for making false statement
7 Jul 2023	19 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
7 Jul 2023	Illegal worker jailed
30 Jun 2023	18 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
29 Jun 2023	Special arrangement for applications for extension of stay due to pandemic to be discontinued on January 1 next year
28 Jun 2023	Immigration Department repatriates Vietnamese illegal immigrants to Vietnam (with photos)
21 Jun 2023	11 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
20 Jun 2023	Mastermind of syndicate arranging bogus marriages jailed for conspiracy to defraud
16 Jun 2023	15 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
16 Jun 2023	Immigration Department reminds public to remain vigilant against phone scams
12 Jun 2023	Mainland visitor jailed for making false representation
9 Jun 2023	22 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
7 Jun 2023	Illegal worker jailed
2 Jun 2023	12 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
2 Jun 2023	Four illegal workers jailed
2 Jun 2023	Hong Kong resident sentenced for misleading member of Immigration Service and remaining in restricted area without reasonable excuse
24 May 2023	Immigration Department adjusts application procedures of visa/entry permits
19 May 2023	16 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
11 May 2023	Four illegal workers jailed
5 May 2023	Three illegal workers jailed
5 May 2023	12 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
28 Apr 2023	Enhanced e-Channel service arrangements for Mainland visitors
28 Apr 2023	27 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
26 Apr 2023	Cross-boundary passenger traffic estimation and arrangements for Labour Day festive period
21 Apr 2023	Hong Kong resident jailed for illegal transfer of passport and contracting bogus marriage
21 Apr 2023	18 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
18 Apr 2023	Illegal worker jailed
15 Apr 2023	Immigration Service Institute of Training and Development Open Day to promote National Security Education Day (with photos)
12 Apr 2023	Mainland resident jailed for furnishing false particulars to registration officer, using identity card relating to another person and failing to return identity card for cancellation
10 Apr 2023	Further enhancements to appointment booking arrangements for identity cards application
3 Apr 2023	Immigration Department introduces 1868 WhatsApp assistance hotline for residents outside Hong Kong to seek assistance
31 Mar 2023	19 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
30 Mar 2023	Immigration Department adjusts submission means for applications under four talent admission schemes
30 Mar 2023	Special Service Days to be launched at Registration of Persons - Hong Kong Office on April 5 and April 7, 2023
30 Mar 2023	Immigration Department introduces electronic services for registration of births and deaths
30 Mar 2023	Cross-boundary passenger traffic estimation and arrangements for Ching Ming and Easter festive period
28 Mar 2023	Immigration Department holds presentation ceremony for "Professional Certificate in Worldwide Emergency Assistance Services for Immigration Service Members" (with photos)
28 Mar 2023	Hong Kong resident jailed for making false representation
27 Mar 2023	Mainland visitor jailed for making false representation
23 Mar 2023	Mainland pregnant woman jailed for making false representation
17 Mar 2023	56 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
14 Mar 2023	Foreign domestic helper jailed for breaching condition of stay
13 Mar 2023	Two illegal workers jailed
13 Mar 2023	Hong Kong resident jailed for conspiracy to defraud and conspiracy to obtain services by deception
10 Mar 2023	17 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
10 Mar 2023	Illegal worker jailed
6 Mar 2023	Illegal worker jailed
6 Mar 2023	Mainland visitor jailed for making false representation
3 Mar 2023	10 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
26 Feb 2023	Immigration Department responds to media enquiries on adjustment of application procedures of visa/entry permits
26 Feb 2023	Immigration Department adjusts application procedures of visa/entry permits
24 Feb 2023	10 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
24 Feb 2023	Illegal worker jailed
22 Feb 2023	Mainland visitor jailed for making false representation
21 Feb 2023	Arrangement for identity card replacement after the cessation of operation of the Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres
21 Feb 2023	Illegal worker jailed
10 Feb 2023	Nine persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photos)
6 Feb 2023	Illegal worker jailed
6 Feb 2023	Immigration Department holds Territory-wide Identity Card Replacement Exercise roving exhibition
3 Feb 2023	Fourteen persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
1 Feb 2023	Immigration Department appeals to residents to make appointments before applying for identity cards
27 Jan 2023	Mainland visitor jailed for making false representation
26 Jan 2023	Application date for identity card replacement at Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres extends to March 3, 2023
20 Jan 2023	Eight persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photos)
20 Jan 2023	Mainland visitor jailed for making false representation
18 Jan 2023	Illegal worker jailed
17 Jan 2023	Immigration Department Review 2022 (with photos)
13 Jan 2023	Fifteen persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
13 Jan 2023	Immigration Department holds Territory-wide Identity Card Replacement Exercise roving exhibition
12 Jan 2023	Three illegal workers jailed
6 Jan 2023	Eleven persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
5 Jan 2023	Four illegal workers jailed
4 Jan 2023	Five illegal workers jailed
4 Jan 2023	Hong Kong residents born in 1954 or before should apply for new smart identity cards on or before January 14, 2023

Date	Press Releases of 2022
30 Dec 2022	Fourteen persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
28 Dec 2022	Latest visit arrangements for Castle Peak Bay Immigration Centre and Ma Tau Kok Detention Centre of Immigration Department
23 Dec 2022	Nine persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
16 Dec 2022	Two illegal workers jailed
16 Dec 2022	Sixteen persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
14 Dec 2022	Latest visit arrangements for Castle Peak Bay Immigration Centre and Ma Tau Kok Detention Centre of Immigration Department
9 Dec 2022	Immigration Department extends facilitation measure to accept applications for extension of stay from Hong Kong non-permanent residents outside Hong Kong under pandemic
9 Dec 2022	Seventeen persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
7 Dec 2022	Immigration Department holds Territory-wide Identity Card Replacement Exercise roving exhibition
2 Dec 2022	CE reviews Immigration Department's Passing-out Parade (with photos)
2 Dec 2022	Nine persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
2 Dec 2022	Two illegal workers jailed
29 Nov 2022	Electronic Services for Visa Application Extended to all Visa Application Types
28 Nov 2022	Illegal worker jailed
25 Nov 2022	Hong Kong residents born in 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 or 2000 should apply for new smart identity cards on or before December 10
21 Nov 2022	Two illegal workers jailed
18 Nov 2022	Immigration Department holds "Territory-wide Identity Card Replacement Exercise" roving exhibition
18 Nov 2022	Eleven illegal workers jailed
17 Nov 2022	Twenty-five persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photos)
11 Nov 2022	Immigration Department repatriates unsubstantiated non-refoulement claimants to their places of origin (with photos)
9 Nov 2022	Thirty-five persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photos)
4 Nov 2022	Nine persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
31 Oct 2022	Reminder for citizens to apply for new smart identity cards
14 Oct 2022	Hong Kong resident jailed for using false birth certificate
14 Oct 2022	Immigration Department repatriates unsubstantiated non-refoulement claimants to their places of origin (with photos)
8 Oct 2022	Immigration Department expresses regret over misleading commentary on handling of screening of Trafficking in Persons cases
7 Oct 2022	Seven persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
30 Sep 2022	Ten persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
23 Sep 2022	Eleven persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
22 Sep 2022	Hong Kong residents born in 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 or 2000 should apply for new smart identity cards from October 7 to December 10
21 Sep 2022	Immigration Department repatriates unsubstantiated non-refoulement claimants to their places of origin (with photos)
20 Sep 2022	Mainland visitor jailed for making false representation
9 Sep 2022	Twenty persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
2 Sep 2022	Illegal worker jailed
2 Sep 2022	Eleven persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
25 Aug 2022	Director of Immigration tests positive for COVID-19
22 Aug 2022	Illegal worker jailed
19 Aug 2022	Nineteen persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
16 Aug 2022	Hong Kong resident jailed for conspiracy to defraud
15 Aug 2022	Two illegal workers jailed
14 Aug 2022	Immigration Department condemns netizens for spreading fake news
14 Aug 2022	Director of Immirgration expresses deep sorrow over passing of Mr Ambrose S K Lee
12 Aug 2022	Nine persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
9 Aug 2022	Latest visit arrangements for Castle Peak Bay Immigration Centre and Ma Tau Kok Detention Centre of Immigration Department
9 Aug 2022	Mainland visitor jailed for making false representation
5 Aug 2022	Seventeen persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
29 Jul 2022	Eleven persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
22 Jul 2022	Immigration Department calls on members of public to apply for HKSAR passports early
22 Jul 2022	Fourteen persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
15 Jul 2022	Twenty persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
13 Jul 2022	Immigration Department introduces HKSAR Passport Mobile Application Stations and calls on members of public to apply for HKSAR passport early (with photos)
13 Jul 2022	Two core members of syndicate arranging bogus marriages jailed for conspiracy to defraud and related offences
8 Jul 2022	Hong Kong residents born in 1992, 1993, 1994 or 1995 should apply for new smart identity cards from July 25 to October 6
8 Jul 2022	Twenty-four persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
30 Jun 2022	Fifteen persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
24 Jun 2022	Nine persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
21 Jun 2022	Immigration Department introduces Online Assistance Request Form for residents outside Hong Kong to seek assistance
20 Jun 2022	Hong Kong resident jailed for possession of forged Hong Kong identity cards and possession of unlawfully obtained travel documents
17 Jun 2022	Twenty-two persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
14 Jun 2022	Ten persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
10 Jun 2022	Ten persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
2 Jun 2022	Eight persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
27 May 2022	Sixteen persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
20 May 2022	Ten persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
13 May 2022	Nine persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
11 May 2022	Seven persons arrested during anti-overstayer operations
6 May 2022	Five persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photos)
4 May 2022	Hong Kong resident jailed for conspiracy to defraud and conspiracy to obtain services by deception
3 May 2022	Latest visit arrangements for Castle Peak Bay Immigration Centre and Ma Tau Kok Detention Centre of Immigration Department
29 Apr 2022	Fifteen persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
28 Apr 2022	Foreign domestic helper jailed for making false representation, making and using false instrument
26 Apr 2022	Restaurant director imprisoned for illegal employment of foreign domestic helper
20 Apr 2022	Hong Kong resident jailed for making false statutory declaration
14 Apr 2022	Thirteen persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
8 Apr 2022	Immigration Department service arrangements
8 Apr 2022	Seven persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
7 Apr 2022	New call-up programme for Hong Kong residents born in 1954 or before, 1983 to 1984 and 1987 to 2000 to apply for new smart identity cards
7 Apr 2022	Immigration Department accepts applications for extension of stay from Hong Kong non-permanent residents outside Hong Kong under pandemic
30 Mar 2022	Immigration Department service arrangements
29 Mar 2022	Immigration Department's response to media enquiries
24 Mar 2022	Extended service hours of Joint Offices for death registration
23 Mar 2022	Resumption of visit arrangement for Castle Peak Bay Immigration Centre and Ma Tau Kok Detention Centre of Immigration Department
22 Mar 2022	Illegal immigrant jailed
11 Mar 2022	Official and social visits at Castle Peak Bay Immigration Centre and Ma Tau Kok Detention Centre of Immigration Department will continue to be suspended
9 Mar 2022	Special service arrangements for Immigration Department's general enquiry hotline service today
1 Mar 2022	Special service arrangements for Travel Documents and Nationality (Application) Section and Travel Documents (Issue) Section today
28 Feb 2022	Suspension of official and social visits at Ma Tau Kok Detention Centre of Immigration Department
25 Feb 2022	Suspension of official and social visits of Castle Peak Bay Immigration Centre of Immigration Department
24 Feb 2022	Person under detention commits suicide at Castle Peak Bay Immigration Centre
23 Feb 2022	Resumption of visit arrangement for Castle Peak Bay Immigration Centre and Ma Tau Kok Detention Centre of Immigration Department
22 Feb 2022	Special service arrangements for The Births and Deaths General Register Office today
20 Feb 2022	Suspension of Service at Hong Kong Island Deaths Registry tomorrow
18 Feb 2022	Special service arrangements for Hong Kong Registration of Persons Office and Kowloon Registration of Persons Office today
17 Feb 2022	Suspension of official visits to Castle Peak Bay Immigration Centre of the Immigration Department
14 Feb 2022	Immigration Department's general enquiry hotline service suspended today
11 Feb 2022	Further suspension of social visits to Castle Peak Bay Immigration Centre and Ma Tau Kok Detention Centre of Immigration Department in light of epidemic development
10 Feb 2022	Immigration Department service arrangements
10 Feb 2022	Government reminder for departing passengers through Shenzhen Bay Control Point
8 Feb 2022	Three illegal workers jailed
4 Feb 2022	Immigration Assistant preliminarily tested positive for COVID-19
4 Feb 2022	Suspension of social visits to Castle Peak Bay Immigration Centre and Ma Tau Kok Detention Centre of the Immigration Department in light of epidemic development
3 Feb 2022	Immigration Department service arrangements
28 Jan 2022	Ten persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
27 Jan 2022	Immigration Department Review 2021
21 Jan 2022	Eight persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
20 Jan 2022	Service suspension of Tsuen Wan Smart Identity Card Replacement Centre on January 20 and January 27
19 Jan 2022	Service suspension of offices on second, fourth and eighth floors of Immigration Tower on January 21 and January 26
13 Jan 2022	Service suspension of Tuen Mun Registration of Persons Office on January 15 and January 22
13 Jan 2022	Three Mainland transit passengers jailed for conspiracy to obtain airline services by deception
13 Jan 2022	Bogus marriage intermediary of crime syndicate jailed for conspiracy to defraud (with photos)
12 Jan 2022	Details of fifth cycle of Territory-wide Identity Card Replacement Exercise
7 Jan 2022	Twenty-four persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
6 Jan 2022	Service suspension of Hong Kong Island Smart Identity Card Replacement Centre on Jan 6
5 Jan 2022	Hong Kong residents born in 1983, 1984, 1987 or 1988 should apply for new smart identity cards between January 19 and April 2, 2022

Date	Press Releases of 2021
24 Dec 2021	Fourteen persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photos)
24 Dec 2021	Suspension of Immigration Department online and telephone hotline services
23 Dec 2021	Extension of Contactless e-Channel service to Kai Tak Cruise Terminal control point
22 Dec 2021	Immigration Department introduces electronic services for visa application and "e-Visa" arrangement
21 Dec 2021	Unconscious detainee dies in hospital
10 Dec 2021	Twenty persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
8 Dec 2021	Immigration Department issues statement in response to media reports
7 Dec 2021	Person who visited seventh floor of Immigration Tower in Wan Chai tested preliminary positive for COVID-19
3 Dec 2021	Fifteen persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
3 Dec 2021	Illegal worker jailed
30 Nov 2021	Immigration Department introduces Contactless e-Channel service for Hong Kong residents
30 Nov 2021	Hong Kong Immigration Department wins Award of the Year, Smart Business Grand Award and Smart Business (Solution for Business and Public Sector Enterprise) Gold Award at Hong Kong ICT Awards 2021 (with photos)
26 Nov 2021	New enhancements for HKSAR travel documents
26 Nov 2021	Thirteen persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations
19 Nov 2021	Nineteen persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
17 Nov 2021	Person who visited eighth floor of Immigration Tower in Wan Chai tested preliminary positive for COVID-19
12 Nov 2021	Thirteen persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
11 Nov 2021	Illegal worker jailed
10 Nov 2021	Person who visited second floor of Immigration Tower in Wan Chai tested preliminary positive for COVID-19
6 Nov 2021	Immigration Department repatriates Vietnamese illegal immigrants and overstayers to Vietnam (with photo)
5 Nov 2021	Fifteen persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
5 Nov 2021	Hong Kong residents born in 1980, 1981 or 1982 should apply for new smart identity cards between November 19, 2021 and January 18, 2022
2 Nov 2021	Immigration Department responds to alleged use of fake "LeaveHomeSafe" mobile application in entering Immigration Tower
2 Nov 2021	Fourteen persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operation (with photo)
29 Oct 2021	Ten persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photos)
26 Oct 2021	Two illegal workers jailed
22 Oct 2021	Eight persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
22 Oct 2021	Illegal worker jailed
11 Oct 2021	Two Mainland transit passengers jailed for using false instruments
8 Oct 2021	Eleven persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operation (with photo)
7 Oct 2021	Thirteen persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operation (with photo)
30 Sep 2021	Two foreign domestic helpers jailed for engaging in unregistered dentistry
30 Sep 2021	Nine persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
27 Sep 2021	Two illegal workers jailed
24 Sep 2021	Employment agent of foreign domestic helpers jailed for conspiracy to defraud
24 Sep 2021	Eight persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operation
24 Sep 2021	Two illegal workers jailed
17 Sep 2021	Seven persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operation (with photos)
15 Sep 2021	Five persons arrested during an anti-illegal worker operation
10 Sep 2021	Thirteen persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
3 Sep 2021	Eighteen persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
31 Aug 2021	Service suspension of Foreign Domestic Helpers Section on the third floor of the Immigration Tower on September 1
27 Aug 2021	Two illegal workers jailed
27 Aug 2021	Hong Kong residents born in 1977, 1978 or 1979 should apply for new smart identity cards between September 20 and November 18, 2021
23 Aug 2021	Service suspension of Foreign Domestic Helpers Section on the third floor of the Immigration Tower on August 24
20 Aug 2021	Seven persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
16 Aug 2021	Mainland visitor jailed for making false representation
13 Aug 2021	Service suspension of Foreign Domestic Helpers Section on the third floor of the Immigration Tower on August 14
13 Aug 2021	Ten persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photos)
12 Aug 2021	Illegal worker jailed
6 Aug 2021	Eighteen persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
5 Aug 2021	Service suspension of Other Visas and Permits Section and e-Channel Enrolment Office on the seventh floor of the Immigration Tower on August 5
30 Jul 2021	Sixteen persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
26 Jul 2021	Three illegal workers jailed
23 Jul 2021	Two illegal workers jailed
23 Jul 2021	Twelve persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
22 Jul 2021	Four illegal workers jailed
19 Jul 2021	Illegal worker jailed
15 Jul 2021	Immigration Department extends scope of Smart Renewal service
15 Jul 2021	Twelve persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
15 Jul 2021	Details of fourth cycle of Territory-wide Identity Card Replacement Exercise
13 Jul 2021	Two foreign domestic helpers jailed for breaching conditions of stay by practising dentistry without registration
8 Jul 2021	Seventeen persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photos)
6 Jul 2021	Illegal worker jailed
6 Jul 2021	Mainland visitor jailed for making false representation
5 Jul 2021	Illegal worker jailed
30 Jun 2021	Thirteen persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
28 Jun 2021	Two illegal workers jailed
25 Jun 2021	Eight persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
18 Jun 2021	Illegal worker jailed
18 Jun 2021	Fourteen persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
17 Jun 2021	Illegal worker jailed
17 Jun 2021	A person visited the eighth floor at Wan Chai Immigration Tower tested positive for COVID-19
11 Jun 2021	Twenty-six persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
4 Jun 2021	Service suspension of Immigration Department Fo Tan Office on June 5
4 Jun 2021	Fourteen persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
4 Jun 2021	Two illegal workers jailed
28 May 2021	Eleven persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
27 May 2021	Illegal worker jailed
25 May 2021	Service resumption of Immigration Department Fo Tan Office on May 26
24 May 2021	Illegal worker jailed
22 May 2021	A person visited the third floor at Wan Chai Immigration Tower tested positive preliminarily for COVID-19
21 May 2021	Thirteen persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
17 May 2021	Four illegal workers jailed
14 May 2021	Seven persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
11 May 2021	Service suspension of Hong Kong Registration of Persons Office on May 12
7 May 2021	Forgery-cum-illegal worker syndicate neutralised by Immigration Department
7 May 2021	Thirteen persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
5 May 2021	A person visited the eighth floor at the Wan Chai Immigration Tower tested positive for COVID-19
4 May 2021	Illegal worker jailed
30 Apr 2021	Twenty-six persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photos)
29 Apr 2021	Illegal worker jailed
26 Apr 2021	Illegal worker jailed
24 Apr 2021	Service suspension of immigration offices at Immigration Headquarters on April 24
23 Apr 2021	A person visited the eighth floor at Wan Chai Immigration Tower tested positive for COVID-19
23 Apr 2021	Seventeen persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
19 Apr 2021	Illegal worker jailed
16 Apr 2021	Four foreign domestic helpers arrested for breaching of condition of stays by practicing dentistry without registration
16 Apr 2021	Children born in 2005 to 2007 or 2012 to 2018 should apply for new smart identity cards between May 3 and September 18, 2021
16 Apr 2021	Twenty-seven persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photos)
16 Apr 2021	Two illegal workers jailed
15 Apr 2021	Immigration Department fully supports National Security Education Day (with photos)
12 Apr 2021	Illegal worker jailed
9 Apr 2021	Six persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
9 Apr 2021	Visa-free access to Oman for HKSAR passport holders
1 Apr 2021	Illegal worker jailed
1 Apr 2021	Twelve persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
31 Mar 2021	Immigration Department Mobile Application enhanced with Network Data Call function for 1868 Hotline
29 Mar 2021	Mainland visitor jailed for making false representation
29 Mar 2021	Five illegal workers jailed
26 Mar 2021	Twelve persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photos)
23 Mar 2021	Three illegal workers jailed
19 Mar 2021	Fourteen persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photos)
18 Mar 2021	Hong Kong resident employer and illegal worker jailed
12 Mar 2021	Immigration Department clarifies rumours on updating policy of non-Chinese Hong Kong permanent residents
12 Mar 2021	Person who visited Immigration Tower in Wan Chai tests preliminary positive for COVID-19
12 Mar 2021	Two illegal workers jailed
11 Mar 2021	A person visited the Extension Section at Wan Chai Immigration Tower tested preliminary positive for COVID-19
11 Mar 2021	Director of Immigration fully upholds Decision of NPC on improving electoral system of HKSAR
9 Mar 2021	Sixteen persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
5 Mar 2021	Twenty-two persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
5 Mar 2021	Hong Kong resident employer jailed
4 Mar 2021	Immigration Department introduces Smart Renewal service for online application for visas for further employment of foreign domestic helpers
1 Mar 2021	Extension of visa-free period for HKSAR passport holders to Uzbekistan
25 Feb 2021	Eighteen persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photos)
24 Feb 2021	Illegal worker jailed
24 Feb 2021	Establishment of Immigration Department Tuen Mun Regional Office
22 Feb 2021	Response to untrue report by Apple Daily on Immigration Department's handling of applications for search of marriage records
22 Feb 2021	Illegal worker jailed
21 Feb 2021	Visits in Ma Tau Kok Detention Centre to resume
19 Feb 2021	Detainee at Ma Tau Kok Detention Centre tests positive for COVID-19
17 Feb 2021	Immigration Department service arrangements
11 Feb 2021	Twenty-one persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
8 Feb 2021	Illegal worker jailed
5 Feb 2021	Thirteen persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
3 Feb 2021	New call-up programme for Hong Kong residents born in 1962 to 1963, 1973 to 1976, 2005 to 2007 and 2012 to 2018 to apply for new smart identity cards
2 Feb 2021	Illegal worker jailed
29 Jan 2021	Fifteen persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photos)
27 Jan 2021	Immigration Department service arrangements
25 Jan 2021	Suspension of Service at Kowloon Deaths Registry
21 Jan 2021	Services of Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres remain suspended
21 Jan 2021	Seventeen persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
19 Jan 2021	Illegal worker jailed
14 Jan 2021	ImmD's response to Ombudsman's direct investigation into Government's regulation of boarding facilities for foreign domestic helpers
13 Jan 2021	Ten persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operation
7 Jan 2021	Illegal worker jailed
1 Jan 2021	Visits in Castle Peak Bay Immigration Centre to resume

Date	Press Releases of 2020
31 Dec 2020	The Immigration Department accepts applications for return to Hong Kong from Hong Kong non-permanent residents outside Hong Kong under the pandemic
31 Dec 2020	Visits in Ma Tau Kok Detention Centre to resume
31 Dec 2020	Two illegal workers jailed
28 Dec 2020	Detainee at Ma Tau Kok Detention Centre tests positive for COVID-19
27 Dec 2020	A person being sent to the Castle Peak Bay Immigration Centre for detention tested positive for COVID-19
24 Dec 2020	Immigration Department reiterates that detention of illegal immigrants, overstayers or persons refused permission to land in Hong Kong is in accordance with the law
21 Dec 2020	Illegal worker jailed
17 Dec 2020	Response to untrue report on Castle Peak Bay Immigration Centre by individual media organisation
10 Dec 2020	Cancellation of visa-free visit arrangement for holders of USA diplomatic passports
8 Dec 2020	Immigration Department service arrangements
4 Dec 2020	Hong Kong Immigration Department wins Smart Business Grand Award and Smart Business (Solution for Business and Public Sector Enterprise) Gold Award at Hong Kong ICT Awards 2020 (with photos)
1 Dec 2020	Immigration Department service arrangements
25 Nov 2020	Immigration Department fully supports "The Chief Executive's 2020 Policy Address"
20 Nov 2020	Thirteen persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
12 Nov 2020	Twenty-four persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
9 Nov 2020	Illegal worker jailed
6 Nov 2020	Eight persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operation (with photo)
3 Nov 2020	Five persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operation (with photo)
30 Oct 2020	Two core members of forgery-cum-illegal worker syndicate jailed
30 Oct 2020	Seventeen persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
30 Oct 2020	Three illegal workers jailed
29 Oct 2020	New enhancements for HKSAR passport collection
27 Oct 2020	Illegal worker jailed
23 Oct 2020	Three persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operation (with photo)
22 Oct 2020	Fourteen persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
19 Oct 2020	Hong Kong residents born in 1970, 1971 or 1972 should apply for new smart identity cards between November 2, 2020, and April 30, 2021
15 Oct 2020	Ten persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operation (with photos)
14 Oct 2020	Two illegal workers jailed
9 Oct 2020	Illegal worker jailed
9 Oct 2020	Sixteen persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations
6 Oct 2020	Illegal worker jailed
29 Sep 2020	Nine persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photos)
28 Sep 2020	Hong Kong resident jailed for conspiracy to defraud and making false statutory declaration
28 Sep 2020	Two illegal workers jailed
25 Sep 2020	Twenty-two persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photos)
21 Sep 2020	Illegal worker jailed
20 Sep 2020	Visits in Castle Peak Bay Immigration Centre resume
18 Sep 2020	Illegal worker jailed
18 Sep 2020	Twenty-nine persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
10 Sep 2020	Twenty-two persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
10 Sep 2020	New call-up programme for Hong Kong residents born in 1957 to 1963 and 1970 to 1976 to apply for new smart identity cards
6 Sep 2020	A person transferred from Pik Uk Prison to Castle Peak Bay Immigration Centre for detention tests positive for COVID-19
4 Sep 2020	Seventeen persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
4 Sep 2020	Immigration Department service arrangements
3 Sep 2020	Illegal worker jailed
28 Aug 2020	Immigration Department service arrangements
21 Aug 2020	Response to untrue report on Castle Peak Bay Immigration Centre by individual media
21 Aug 2020	Immigration Department service arrangements
19 Aug 2020	A detainee detained at Castle Peak Bay Immigration Centre tested positive for COVID-19
19 Aug 2020	Illegal worker jailed
14 Aug 2020	Immigration Department service arrangements
13 Aug 2020	Immigration Department strongly condemns unfounded allegations against Castle Peak Bay Immigration Centre by online media
7 Aug 2020	Immigration Department service arrangement
3 Aug 2020	Agency Worker of Immigration Department tested positive for COVID-19
31 Jul 2020	Immigration Department service arrangement
24 Jul 2020	A Senior Immigration Officer tested positive for COVID-19
24 Jul 2020	Immigration Department service arrangement
23 Jul 2020	Illegal worker jailed
22 Jul 2020	Senior Immigration Assistant tested positive for COVID-19
21 Jul 2020	Employers need to sign an undertaking when applying for a visa for foreign domestic helpers
20 Jul 2020	Illegal worker jailed
19 Jul 2020	Immigration Department service arrangement
17 Jul 2020	West Kowloon Smart Identity Card Replacement Centre was closed immediately
17 Jul 2020	Hong Kong resident employer and illegal worker jailed
15 Jul 2020	Hong Kong residents born in 1962 or 1963 should apply for new smart identity cards between July 28 and September 22
13 Jul 2020	A Senior Immigration Assistant tested positive for COVID-19
13 Jul 2020	Illegal worker jailed
11 Jul 2020	A male Senior Immigration Assistant preliminarily tested positive for COVID-19
10 Jul 2020	Illegal worker jailed
10 Jul 2020	Nineteen persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations
3 Jul 2020	Illegal worker jailed
3 Jul 2020	Twenty-three persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations
29 Jun 2020	Two illegal workers jailed
26 Jun 2020	Two illegal workers jailed
24 Jun 2020	Sixteen persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
23 Jun 2020	Illegal worker jailed
22 Jun 2020	Illegal worker jailed
19 Jun 2020	Thirty-five persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations
12 Jun 2020	Twenty-four persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations
12 Jun 2020	Illegal worker jailed
10 Jun 2020	Illegal worker jailed
5 Jun 2020	Twenty-nine persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations
5 Jun 2020	Three illegal workers jailed
2 Jun 2020	Illegal worker jailed
29 May 2020	Immigration Department smashes syndicate of foreign domestic helper working visas scam
27 May 2020	Illegal worker jailed
25 May 2020	Director of Immigration fully supports draft Decision on establishing and improving legal system and enforcement mechanisms for HKSAR to safeguard national security
25 May 2020	Two illegal workers jailed
22 May 2020	Illegal worker jailed
21 May 2020	Two illegal workers jailed
18 May 2020	Hong Kong resident employer and two illegal workers jailed
11 May 2020	Two illegal workers jailed
11 May 2020	Hong Kong Immigration Department wins 2020 Skytrax Award for Best Airport Immigration Service (with photos)
7 May 2020	Four illegal workers jailed
6 May 2020	New call-up programme for Hong Kong residents born in 1957 to 1963 and 1970 to 1976 to apply for new smart identity cards
30 Apr 2020	Immigration Department services arrangements
14 Apr 2020	Immigration Department again reminds public to remain vigilant against phone scams
7 Apr 2020	Illegal worker jailed
5 Apr 2020	Immigration Department services arrangements
23 Mar 2020	Illegal worker jailed
22 Mar 2020	Immigration Department services arrangements
20 Mar 2020	Twenty-nine persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations
17 Mar 2020	Illegal worker jailed
13 Mar 2020	Twenty-eight persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations
12 Mar 2020	Illegal worker jailed
9 Mar 2020	Hong Kong residents born in 1960 or 1961 should apply for new smart identity cards on or before April 20, 2020, and caring arrangement of identity card replacement with accompanied elderly has been extended to persons with disabilities
6 Mar 2020	Twenty-eight persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations
5 Mar 2020	Illegal worker jailed
28 Feb 2020	Immigration Department services arrangements
21 Feb 2020	Immigration Department services arrangements
14 Feb 2020	Immigration Department services arrangements
9 Feb 2020	Immigration Department services arrangements
2 Feb 2020	Immigration Department service arrangement
28 Jan 2020	Immigration Department service arrangement
24 Jan 2020	Twenty-nine persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations
22 Jan 2020	Illegal worker jailed
22 Jan 2020	Greater travel convenience for HKSAR passport holders going to Kenya
21 Jan 2020	Illegal worker jailed
20 Jan 2020	Cross-boundary passenger traffic estimation and arrangements for Lunar New Year festive period
17 Jan 2020	Eighteen persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations
14 Jan 2020	Illegal worker jailed
13 Jan 2020	ImmD holds Certificate Presentation Ceremony of Accredited Training Programmes and Immigration Service Institute of Training and Development Open Day cum Youth Development Day (with photos)
10 Jan 2020	Thirty-four persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
10 Jan 2020	Illegal worker jailed
7 Jan 2020	Illegal worker jailed
3 Jan 2020	Illegal worker jailed
3 Jan 2020	Twenty-eight persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations

Date	Press Releases of 2019
31 Dec 2019	Two illegal workers jailed
24 Dec 2019	Six illegal workers jailed
23 Dec 2019	Visa-free access to Uzbekistan for HKSAR passport holders
20 Dec 2019	Twenty-four persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations
18 Dec 2019	Cross-boundary passenger traffic estimation and arrangements for Christmas and New Year festive periods
13 Dec 2019	Twenty-one persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations
10 Dec 2019	Illegal worker jailed (2)
10 Dec 2019	Illegal worker jailed
6 Dec 2019	Seventeen persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations
4 Dec 2019	Forty-seven persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operation (with photos)
3 Dec 2019	Immigration Department charters flight for voluntary repatriation of Vietnamese illegal immigrants to Vietnam (with photos)
2 Dec 2019	Mainland pregnant woman jailed for making false representation
29 Nov 2019	Thirty-one persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations
28 Nov 2019	Hong Kong Immigration Department wins Regional Identity Document Awards of the Year of High Security Printing Asia 2019 (with photo)
27 Nov 2019	Apply for travel documents early to avoid Christmas and New Year holiday rush
23 Nov 2019	Early closure of Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres
22 Nov 2019	Forty-seven persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations
21 Nov 2019	Three illegal workers jailed
20 Nov 2019	Details of third cycle of Territory-wide Identity Card Replacement Exercise
19 Nov 2019	Immigration Department clarifies rumours on Internet
19 Nov 2019	West Kowloon Smart Identity Card Replacement Centre to be closed at 6pm
18 Nov 2019	Immigration Department clarifies rumour
18 Nov 2019	Early closure of Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres
18 Nov 2019	West Kowloon Smart Identity Card Replacement Centre to be closed at 6pm
16 Nov 2019	Early closure of Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres
15 Nov 2019	Early closure of Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres
14 Nov 2019	Early closure of Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres
13 Nov 2019	Immigration Department clarifies rumours on Internet
13 Nov 2019	West Kowloon Smart Identity Card Replacement Centre closed at 5.30pm
13 Nov 2019	Early closure of Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres
13 Nov 2019	Yuen Long Smart Identity Card Replacement Centre closed at 11.50am
12 Nov 2019	Early closure of Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres
11 Nov 2019	West Kowloon Smart Identity Card Replacement Centre to close early at 6.30pm
11 Nov 2019	Early closure of Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres
11 Nov 2019	Early closure of Cotton Tree Drive Marriage Registry and City Hall Marriage Registry
11 Nov 2019	Vote for most courteous Immigration Control Officer (with photos)
10 Nov 2019	Regarding public comments made by self-claimed immigration officers
9 Nov 2019	Early closure of Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres
8 Nov 2019	Twenty-one persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations
4 Nov 2019	Illegal worker jailed
4 Nov 2019	Hong Kong residents born in 1957, 1958 or 1959 should apply for new smart identity cards between November 16, 2019, and February 17, 2020
2 Nov 2019	Early closure of Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres
1 Nov 2019	Twenty-four persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations
1 Nov 2019	Mainland pregnant woman jailed for making false representation
30 Oct 2019	Two illegal workers jailed
29 Oct 2019	Eleven persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operation (with photos)
26 Oct 2019	Early closure of Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres
25 Oct 2019	Twenty-nine persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
25 Oct 2019	Two illegal workers jailed
24 Oct 2019	Illegal worker jailed
22 Oct 2019	Early closure of Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres
21 Oct 2019	Early closure of Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres
19 Oct 2019	Early closure of Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres
18 Oct 2019	Forty-one persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
18 Oct 2019	Two illegal workers jailed
18 Oct 2019	Early closure of Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres
17 Oct 2019	Three illegal workers jailed
17 Oct 2019	Early closure of Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres
16 Oct 2019	Illegal worker jailed
16 Oct 2019	Early closure of Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres
15 Oct 2019	Early closure of Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres
14 Oct 2019	Early closure of Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres
12 Oct 2019	Early closure of Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres
11 Oct 2019	Seventeen persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations
11 Oct 2019	Hong Kong resident employer jailed for employing illegal workers
11 Oct 2019	Early closure of Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres
10 Oct 2019	Two persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
10 Oct 2019	Early closure of Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres
9 Oct 2019	Early closure of Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres
8 Oct 2019	Illegal worker jailed
8 Oct 2019	Early closure of Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres
5 Oct 2019	Early closure of Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres
4 Oct 2019	Fifteen persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations
30 Sep 2019	Five illegal workers jailed
27 Sep 2019	Twenty-nine persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
27 Sep 2019	Two illegal workers jailed
26 Sep 2019	Two illegal workers jailed
26 Sep 2019	Illegal worker jailed
25 Sep 2019	Cross-boundary passenger traffic estimation and arrangements for National Day and Chung Yeung festive period
24 Sep 2019	Illegal worker jailed
23 Sep 2019	Illegal worker jailed
20 Sep 2019	Seventeen persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations
18 Sep 2019	Sixteen persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
16 Sep 2019	Two illegal workers jailed
13 Sep 2019	Forty-three persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations (with photo)
13 Sep 2019	Two illegal workers jailed
12 Sep 2019	Illegal worker jailed
11 Sep 2019	Hong Kong residents born in 1955 or 1956 should apply for new smart identity cards between September 24 and November 15
6 Sep 2019	Thirty-two persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations
6 Sep 2019	Visa-free access to Myanmar for HKSAR passport holders
5 Sep 2019	Two illegal workers jailed
30 Aug 2019	Two illegal workers jailed
30 Aug 2019	Twenty-one immigration offenders arrested
29 Aug 2019	Illegal worker jailed
23 Aug 2019	Twenty-three immigration offenders arrested
23 Aug 2019	Illegal worker jailed
22 Aug 2019	Illegal worker jailed
19 Aug 2019	Three illegal workers jailed
16 Aug 2019	Nine immigration offenders arrested
15 Aug 2019	Immigration Department again reminds public to remain vigilant against phone scams
15 Aug 2019	Ten immigration offenders arrested (with photos)
15 Aug 2019	Three illegal workers jailed
13 Aug 2019	Nineteen immigration offenders arrested (with photos)
9 Aug 2019	Twelve immigration offenders arrested
9 Aug 2019	Illegal worker jailed
8 Aug 2019	Immigration Department clarifies rumour
5 Aug 2019	Clarification on Director of Immigration's leave of absence
5 Aug 2019	Hong Kong resident employer jailed for employing illegal workers
3 Aug 2019	West Kowloon Smart Identity Card Replacement Centre - Early Closure
2 Aug 2019	Visa-free access to Iran for HKSAR passport holders
2 Aug 2019	Twenty-eight immigration offenders arrested
27 Jul 2019	Yuen Long Smart Identity Card Replacement Centre - Early Closure
26 Jul 2019	Thirty immigration offenders arrested (with photo)
24 Jul 2019	Immigration Department smashes syndicate using false instruments to apply for foreign domestic helper working visas
22 Jul 2019	Illegal worker jailed
18 Jul 2019	Immigration Department clarifies rumours on remote access of chip data of new smart identity cards
18 Jul 2019	Thirty-two immigration offenders arrested
18 Jul 2019	Immigration Department clarifies rumours on Internet
16 Jul 2019	Hong Kong resident employer and her company convicted for employing illegal worker
12 Jul 2019	Twenty-nine immigration offenders arrested (with photos)
12 Jul 2019	Hong Kong residents born in 1964 or 1965 should apply for new smart identity cards between July 27 and September 23
8 Jul 2019	Illegal worker jailed
7 Jul 2019	Person under detention committed suicide
4 Jul 2019	Twenty immigration offenders arrested (with photos)
27 Jun 2019	Fifteen immigration offenders arrested
27 Jun 2019	Two illegal workers jailed
27 Jun 2019	Apply for travel documents early to avoid summer rush
24 Jun 2019	Illegal worker jailed
21 Jun 2019	Twenty-two immigration offenders arrested
21 Jun 2019	Statement from ImmD related to protesters gathering at Immigration Tower
14 Jun 2019	Illegal worker jailed
14 Jun 2019	Thirty-two immigration offenders arrested (with photos)
14 Jun 2019	Immigration Department to hold new smart Hong Kong identity card roving exhibition (with photos)
6 Jun 2019	Thirteen immigration offenders arrested
4 Jun 2019	Five immigration offenders arrested (with photo)
3 Jun 2019	Illegal worker jailed
31 May 2019	Twenty-two immigration offenders arrested
27 May 2019	Illegal worker jailed
27 May 2019	Hong Kong residents born in 1966 or 1967 should apply for new smart identity cards between Jun 3 and Jul 26
22 May 2019	Two Hong Kong residents jailed for aiding and abetting an illegal worker to take employment
21 May 2019	Thirty-two immigration offenders arrested (with photos)
17 May 2019	Illegal worker jailed
16 May 2019	Three illegal workers jailed
15 May 2019	Illegal worker jailed
10 May 2019	Fourteen immigration offenders arrested
9 May 2019	Application for Next Generation HKSAR e-Passport and e-Doc/I start from May 14
7 May 2019	Illegal worker jailed
6 May 2019	Four illegal workers jailed
3 May 2019	Hong Kong residents born in 1968 or 1969 should apply for new smart identity cards on or before Jun 1
3 May 2019	Two illegal workers jailed
26 Apr 2019	Illegal worker jailed
26 Apr 2019	Seventeen immigration offenders arrested
26 Apr 2019	Cross-boundary passenger traffic estimation and arrangements for Labour Day festive period
24 Apr 2019	Courteous Immigration control officer commended (with photo)
16 Apr 2019	Illegal worker jailed
12 Apr 2019	Twenty immigration offenders arrested
12 Apr 2019	Cross-boundary passenger traffic arrangements for Easter festive period
12 Apr 2019	Immigration Department to hold new smart Hong Kong identity card roving exhibition (with photos)
10 Apr 2019	Hong Kong resident employer jailed for employing illegal workers
9 Apr 2019	Five illegal workers jailed
8 Apr 2019	Illegal worker jailed
8 Apr 2019	Mutual extension of visa-free period
4 Apr 2019	Twenty immigration offenders arrested
2 Apr 2019	Thirteen illegal workers jailed
31 Mar 2019	Hong Kong Immigration Department wins 2019 Skytrax Award for Best Airport Immigration Service (with photos)
29 Mar 2019	Cross-boundary passenger traffic estimation and arrangements for Ching Ming festive period
29 Mar 2019	Fifteen immigration offenders arrested
29 Mar 2019	Immigration Department and Mainland authorities smash cross-boundary human smuggling syndicate (with photo)
28 Mar 2019	Hong Kong resident jailed for contracting bogus marriage and illegal transfer of passport
27 Mar 2019	Details of second cycle of Territory-wide Identity Card Replacement Exercise
27 Mar 2019	Illegal worker jailed
22 Mar 2019	Ninteen immigration offenders arrested
21 Mar 2019	Parent convicted of failure to register birth within prescribed period
21 Mar 2019	Two illegal workers jailed
21 Mar 2019	Pre-recorded information service of Immigration General Enquiry Hotline to have intermittent interruption this Saturday afternoon
21 Mar 2019	Hong Kong residents born in 1968 or 1969 should apply for new smart identity cards between April 1 and Jun 1
19 Mar 2019	Illegal worker jailed
19 Mar 2019	Apply for travel documents early to avoid Easter rush
15 Mar 2019	Thirty-two immigration offenders arrested (with photo)
12 Mar 2019	Illegal worker jailed
8 Mar 2019	Illegal worker jailed
8 Mar 2019	Thirty-one immigration offenders arrested (with photo)
7 Mar 2019	Two illegal workers jailed
1 Mar 2019	Hong Kong residents born in 1985 or 1986 should apply for new smart identity cards on or before March 30
1 Mar 2019	Thirty-two immigration offenders arrested
1 Mar 2019	Illegal worker jailed
22 Feb 2019	Fourteen immigration offenders arrested
22 Feb 2019	Immigration Department clarifies rumours on Internet
21 Feb 2019	Illegal worker jailed
19 Feb 2019	Two illegal workers jailed
18 Feb 2019	Three illegal workers jailed
15 Feb 2019	Twenty immigration offenders arrested (with photo)
12 Feb 2019	Illegal worker jailed
8 Feb 2019	Parent convicted of failure to register birth within prescribed period
8 Feb 2019	Mastermind of syndicate arranging bogus marriages convicted of conspiracy to defraud and perverting the course of justice
4 Feb 2019	Illegal worker jailed
1 Feb 2019	Visa-free access to Panama and Armenia for HKSAR passport holders
1 Feb 2019	Immigration Department Review 2018 (with photos)
30 Jan 2019	Illegal worker jailed
29 Jan 2019	Parent convicted of failure to register birth within prescribed period
28 Jan 2019	Illegal worker jailed
28 Jan 2019	Cross-boundary passenger traffic estimation and arrangements for Lunar New Year festive period
25 Jan 2019	Fourteen immigration offenders arrested (with photo)
22 Jan 2019	Illegal worker jailed
21 Jan 2019	Four illegal workers jailed
18 Jan 2019	Seventeen immigration offenders arrested
18 Jan 2019	Two men jailed for conspiracy to obtain airline services by deception
18 Jan 2019	Immigration Department combats Mainland visitors abusing transit arrangement for holders of PRC passports
18 Jan 2019	Hong Kong residents born in 1985 or 1986 to start applying for new smart identity cards
17 Jan 2019	Illegal worker jailed
16 Jan 2019	Hong Kong resident employer jailed for employing illegal worker
16 Jan 2019	Immigration Department to revise fees
15 Jan 2019	Illegal worker jailed
11 Jan 2019	Illegal worker jailed
8 Jan 2019	Illegal worker jailed
7 Jan 2019	Hong Kong resident employer and his company convicted for employing illegal worker
4 Jan 2019	Twenty two immigration offenders arrested

Date	Press Releases of 2018
31 Dec 2018	Illegal worker jailed
28 Dec 2018	Nine immigration offenders arrested
27 Dec 2018	Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres commenced operation
27 Dec 2018	Illegal worker jailed
21 Dec 2018	Illegal worker jailed
19 Dec 2018	Illegal worker jailed
18 Dec 2018	Immigration Department charters flight for voluntary repatriation of Vietnamese illegal immigrants to Vietnam (with photos)
17 Dec 2018	Cross-boundary passenger traffic estimation and arrangements for Christmas and New Year festive periods
17 Dec 2018	Illegal worker jailed
14 Dec 2018	Thirty immigration offenders arrested (with photo)
13 Dec 2018	Hong Kong Immigration Department wins Radiant Pioneer Award (with photo)
12 Dec 2018	Provision of further facilitation for enrolment for automated clearance service by Hong Kong and Singapore on a mutual basis
11 Dec 2018	Four illegal workers jailed
10 Dec 2018	Immigration Department responds to media enquiries
10 Dec 2018	Three illegal workers jailed
7 Dec 2018	Six illegal workers jailed
6 Dec 2018	Twenty immigration offenders arrested
4 Dec 2018	Extension of voice-navigated e-Channel service to Lo Wu Control Point
30 Nov 2018	Three illegal workers jailed
29 Nov 2018	Immigration Department again reminds public to remain vigilant against phone scams
26 Nov 2018	Illegal worker jailed
23 Nov 2018	Seven immigration offenders arrested
21 Nov 2018	Apply for travel documents early to avoid Christmas and New Year holiday rush
19 Nov 2018	Two illegal workers jailed
16 Nov 2018	Twelve immigration offenders arrested
15 Nov 2018	Immigration Department to hold new smart Hong Kong identity card roving exhibition
12 Nov 2018	Three illegal workers jailed
12 Nov 2018	Vote for most courteous Immigration Control Officer (with photos)
9 Nov 2018	Illegal worker jailed
8 Nov 2018	Hong Kong resident employer and two illegal workers jailed
6 Nov 2018	Two illegal workers jailed
2 Nov 2018	Thirty-three immigration offenders arrested
2 Nov 2018	Illegal worker jailed
1 Nov 2018	Two illegal workers jailed
31 Oct 2018	Two illegal workers jailed
30 Oct 2018	Illegal worker jailed
26 Oct 2018	Seventeen immigration offenders arrested
26 Oct 2018	Illegal worker jailed
24 Oct 2018	Suspension of Immigration Department online services and telephone booking hotline services
22 Oct 2018	Three illegal workers jailed
19 Oct 2018	Director of Immigration attended preparation meeting about commissioning of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge
18 Oct 2018	Introduction of new smart Hong Kong identity card and territory-wide identity card replacement exercise
16 Oct 2018	Two illegal workers jailed
15 Oct 2018	Illegal worker jailed
11 Oct 2018	Twenty-six immigration offenders arrested (with photos)
11 Oct 2018	Illegal worker jailed
8 Oct 2018	Hong Kong resident employer jailed for employing illegal worker
5 Oct 2018	Visa-free access for HKSAR passport holders to Myanmar
5 Oct 2018	Two parents convicted of failure to register births within prescribed period
5 Oct 2018	Sixteen immigration offenders arrested (with photo)
3 Oct 2018	Illegal worker jailed
2 Oct 2018	Two illegal workers jailed
28 Sep 2018	Parent convicted of failure to timely register birth
27 Sep 2018	Illegal worker jailed
26 Sep 2018	Three illegal workers jailed
21 Sep 2018	Twenty-two immigration offenders arrested (with photo)
20 Sep 2018	Two illegal workers jailed
18 Sep 2018	Cross-boundary passenger traffic estimation and arrangements for Mid-Autumn and National Day festive periods
18 Sep 2018	Illegal worker jailed
17 Sep 2018	Four illegal workers jailed
14 Sep 2018	Fifteen immigration offenders arrested
14 Sep 2018	Hong Kong to implement use of automated clearance services on mutual basis with Thailand
14 Sep 2018	Illegal worker jailed
12 Sep 2018	Hong Kong resident employer and illegal worker jailed
10 Sep 2018	Five illegal workers jailed
7 Sep 2018	Three core members of syndicate arranging cross-boundary bogus marriages jailed for conspiracy to defraud
7 Sep 2018	Thirty-four immigration offenders arrested
7 Sep 2018	Two illegal workers jailed
3 Sep 2018	Korean male jailed for conspiracy to act as check-in facilitator and making false representation
3 Sep 2018	Three illegal workers jailed
31 Aug 2018	Thirteen immigration offenders arrested
31 Aug 2018	Illegal worker jailed
30 Aug 2018	Illegal worker jailed
27 Aug 2018	Two illegal workers jailed
24 Aug 2018	Eight immigration offenders arrested (with photo)
21 Aug 2018	Ten immigration offenders arrested (with photo)
21 Aug 2018	Three illegal workers jailed
20 Aug 2018	Illegal worker jailed
20 Aug 2018	Illegal worker jailed
17 Aug 2018	Immigration training programmes awarded vocational accreditation (with photos)
17 Aug 2018	Twenty-nine immigration offenders arrested
14 Aug 2018	Illegal worker jailed
13 Aug 2018	Three illegal workers jailed
10 Aug 2018	Thirty-two immigration offenders arrested
10 Aug 2018	Three illegal workers jailed
2 Aug 2018	Twenty-one immigration offenders arrested
1 Aug 2018	Two illegal workers jailed
30 Jul 2018	A French male jailed for conspiracy to act as check-in facilitator
27 Jul 2018	Thirty-one immigration offenders arrested
26 Jul 2018	Illegal worker jailed
20 Jul 2018	Thirty-three immigration offenders arrested
19 Jul 2018	Three illegal workers jailed
17 Jul 2018	Illegal worker jailed
10 Jul 2018	Interim arrangement for applications from parties in a foreign legally recognised same-sex relationship for entry for residence as dependants in Hong Kong to continue
9 Jul 2018	Three illegal workers jailed
4 Jul 2018	Illegal worker jailed
3 Jul 2018	Two Hong Kong resident employers and four illegal workers jailed
29 Jun 2018	Two illegal workers jailed
28 Jun 2018	Thirty-five immigration offenders arrested
26 Jun 2018	Illegal worker jailed
25 Jun 2018	Three illegal workers and an illegal immigrant jailed
22 Jun 2018	Seventeen immigration offenders arrested
19 Jun 2018	Three illegal workers jailed
15 Jun 2018	Three illegal workers jailed
15 Jun 2018	Twenty immigration offenders arrested
14 Jun 2018	Illegal worker jailed
13 Jun 2018	Apply for travel documents early to avoid summer rush
8 Jun 2018	Nineteen immigration offenders arrested
8 Jun 2018	Two illegal workers jailed
4 Jun 2018	Two illegal workers jailed
1 Jun 2018	Thirty-six immigration offenders arrested
28 May 2018	Five illegal workers jailed
26 May 2018	Immigration Complaints Hotline services resume
25 May 2018	Interruption of Immigration Complaints hotline service
25 May 2018	Fifteen immigration offenders arrested
24 May 2018	Immigration Department combats Mainland visitors abusing transit arrangement for holders of PRC passports
21 May 2018	Four illegal workers jailed
18 May 2018	Twenty-five immigration offenders arrested
18 May 2018	Illegal worker jailed
14 May 2018	Five illegal workers jailed
11 May 2018	Thirty-four immigration offenders arrested
8 May 2018	Two illegal workers jailed
4 May 2018	Twenty-seven immigration offenders arrested
3 May 2018	Illegal worker jailed
2 May 2018	Two illegal workers jailed
30 Apr 2018	Four illegal workers jailed
27 Apr 2018	Sixteen immigration offenders arrested
27 Apr 2018	Three illegal workers jailed
24 Apr 2018	Courteous Immigration staff commended (with photo)
23 Apr 2018	Three illegal workers jailed
20 Apr 2018	Twenty-three immigration offenders arrested
20 Apr 2018	Cross-boundary passenger traffic estimation and arrangements for Labour Day festive period
20 Apr 2018	Illegal worker jailed
17 Apr 2018	Bogus marriage intermediary jailed for incitement to commit conspiracy
16 Apr 2018	Six illegal workers jailed
13 Apr 2018	Twenty-four immigration offenders arrested
13 Apr 2018	Illegal worker jailed
12 Apr 2018	Illegal worker jailed
6 Apr 2018	Illegal worker jailed
29 Mar 2018	Illegal worker jailed
29 Mar 2018	Three illegal workers jailed
28 Mar 2018	Enhanced travel convenience for HKSAR passport holders going to Bolivia
26 Mar 2018	Illegal worker jailed
23 Mar 2018	Twelve immigration offenders arrested
23 Mar 2018	Hong Kong resident employer jailed for employing illegal worker
21 Mar 2018	Cross-boundary passenger traffic estimates and arrangements for Easter and Ching Ming festive periods
20 Mar 2018	Illegal worker jailed
19 Mar 2018	Illegal worker jailed
19 Mar 2018	Visa-free access for HKSAR passport holders to Antigua and Barbuda
16 Mar 2018	Thirty immigration offenders arrested
14 Mar 2018	Illegal worker jailed
13 Mar 2018	Illegal worker jailed
9 Mar 2018	Twenty-seven immigration offenders arrested
7 Mar 2018	Apply for travel documents early to avoid Easter rush
7 Mar 2018	Hong Kong resident employer jailed for employing illegal worker
2 Mar 2018	Eighteen immigration offenders arrested
2 Mar 2018	Illegal worker jailed
1 Mar 2018	Three illegal workers jailed
27 Feb 2018	Four illegal workers jailed
23 Feb 2018	Twenty-eight immigration offenders arrested
22 Feb 2018	Immigration Department relocation of Yuen Long Office and expansion of Fo Tan Office
22 Feb 2018	Hong Kong resident employer and two illegal workers jailed
21 Feb 2018	Two illegal workers jailed
20 Feb 2018	Two illegal workers jailed
15 Feb 2018	Fifteen immigration offenders arrested
15 Feb 2018	Illegal worker jailed
13 Feb 2018	Immigration Department Review 2017 (with photos)
13 Feb 2018	Visa-free access to Belarus for HKSAR passport holders
13 Feb 2018	Hong Kong resident employer jailed for employing illegal worker
9 Feb 2018	Thirty-five immigration offenders arrested
9 Feb 2018	Three illegal workers jailed
7 Feb 2018	Cross-boundary passenger traffic estimation and arrangements for Lunar New Year festive period
6 Feb 2018	Illegal worker jailed
5 Feb 2018	Hong Kong resident employer and two illegal workers jailed
1 Feb 2018	Three illegal workers jailed
29 Jan 2018	Three illegal workers jailed
26 Jan 2018	Twenty-four immigration offenders arrested
25 Jan 2018	Visa-free access to Belarus for HKSAR passport holders
19 Jan 2018	Illegal worker jailed
19 Jan 2018	Twenty-one immigration offenders arrested
15 Jan 2018	Illegal worker jailed
12 Jan 2018	Twenty-one immigration offenders arrested
12 Jan 2018	Illegal worker jailed
2 Jan 2018	Illegal worker jailed

Date	Press Releases of 2017
28 Dec 2017	Illegal worker jailed
27 Dec 2017	Three illegal workers jailed
22 Dec 2017	Illegal worker jailed
21 Dec 2017	Nineteen immigration offenders arrested
21 Dec 2017	Extension of voice-navigated e-Channel service to China Ferry Terminal Control Point
18 Dec 2017	Cross-boundary passenger traffic estimation and arrangements for Christmas and New Year festive periods
18 Dec 2017	Three illegal workers jailed
14 Dec 2017	Illegal worker jailed
14 Dec 2017	Immigration Department extends Self-service Departure for Visitors to other control points
13 Dec 2017	Three illegal workers jailed
12 Dec 2017	Illegal worker jailed
11 Dec 2017	Four illegal workers jailed
8 Dec 2017	Bogus marriage syndicate and intermediaries smashed by Immigration Department
8 Dec 2017	Illegal worker jailed
4 Dec 2017	Four illegal workers jailed
1 Dec 2017	Two illegal workers jailed
30 Nov 2017	Three illegal workers jailed
30 Nov 2017	Seventeen immigration offenders arrested
27 Nov 2017	Immigration Division of Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Wuhan commences service
22 Nov 2017	Twenty-one immigration offenders arrested
22 Nov 2017	Illegal worker jailed
21 Nov 2017	Apply for travel documents early to avoid Christmas and New Year holiday rush
20 Nov 2017	Four illegal workers jailed
16 Nov 2017	Illegal worker jailed
14 Nov 2017	Illegal worker jailed
13 Nov 2017	Seven illegal workers jailed
10 Nov 2017	Vote for most courteous Immigration Control Officer (with photos)
9 Nov 2017	Illegal worker jailed
8 Nov 2017	Sixteen immigration offenders arrested
3 Nov 2017	Illegal worker jailed
2 Nov 2017	Illegal worker jailed
1 Nov 2017	Hong Kong resident employer jailed for employing illegal worker
31 Oct 2017	Seven illegal workers jailed
30 Oct 2017	Two illegal workers jailed
27 Oct 2017	Twenty-three immigration offenders arrested
27 Oct 2017	Two illegal workers jailed
26 Oct 2017	Visa-free access for HKSAR passport holders to Barbados
26 Oct 2017	Illegal worker jailed
23 Oct 2017	Four illegal workers jailed
20 Oct 2017	Seventeen immigration offenders arrested
17 Oct 2017	Hong Kong resident employer jailed for employing illegal worker
16 Oct 2017	Three illegal workers jailed
13 Oct 2017	Fifteen immigration offenders arrested
11 Oct 2017	Two illegal workers jailed
10 Oct 2017	Illegal worker jailed
9 Oct 2017	Immigration Department introduces self-service departure for visitors
9 Oct 2017	Illegal worker jailed
6 Oct 2017	Hong Kong resident employer jailed for employing illegal worker
4 Oct 2017	Illegal worker jailed
3 Oct 2017	Six illegal workers jailed
29 Sep 2017	Three illegal workers jailed
28 Sep 2017	Illegal worker jailed
27 Sep 2017	Illegal worker jailed
26 Sep 2017	Immigration Department follows up traffic accident happened in Nansha of Guangdong Province (2)
26 Sep 2017	Illegal worker jailed
26 Sep 2017	Immigration Department follows up traffic accident happened in Nansha of Guangdong Province
25 Sep 2017	Cross-boundary passenger traffic estimation and arrangements for National Day and Mid-Autumn festive period
21 Sep 2017	Twenty-three immigration offenders arrested
19 Sep 2017	Illegal worker jailed
18 Sep 2017	Four illegal workers jailed
15 Sep 2017	Two illegal workers jailed
11 Sep 2017	Four illegal workers jailed
8 Sep 2017	Twenty-four immigration offenders arrested
8 Sep 2017	Seven illegal workers jailed
4 Sep 2017	Four illegal workers jailed
4 Sep 2017	Two illegal workers jailed
1 Sep 2017	Eighteen immigration offenders arrested
28 Aug 2017	Illegal worker jailed
25 Aug 2017	Twenty-two immigration offenders arrested
25 Aug 2017	Illegal worker jailed
22 Aug 2017	Illegal worker jailed
17 Aug 2017	Four illegal workers jailed
15 Aug 2017	Two illegal workers jailed
10 Aug 2017	Forty-eight immigration offenders arrested
10 Aug 2017	Illegal worker jailed
8 Aug 2017	Hong Kong resident employer jailed for employing illegal worker
7 Aug 2017	Two illegal workers jailed
4 Aug 2017	Illegal worker jailed
3 Aug 2017	Hong Kong resident employer and illegal worker jailed
27 Jul 2017	Illegal worker jailed
24 Jul 2017	Two illegal workers jailed
21 Jul 2017	Illegal worker jailed
20 Jul 2017	Twenty-two immigration offenders arrested
20 Jul 2017	Illegal worker jailed
19 Jul 2017	Hong Kong resident employer jailed for employing illegal worker
18 Jul 2017	Illegal worker jailed
17 Jul 2017	Revised office hours for Management Audit Section at Immigration Headquarters
17 Jul 2017	Three illegal workers jailed
14 Jul 2017	Thirty-two immigration offenders arrested
13 Jul 2017	Two illegal workers jailed
10 Jul 2017	Four illegal workers jailed
7 Jul 2017	Thirty immigration offenders arrested
7 Jul 2017	Five illegal workers jailed
7 Jul 2017	Foreign domestic helpers and employers encouraged to make appointments in advance or use alternative means for submission of contract renewal
7 Jul 2017	Immigration Department again reminds people to remain vigilant against phone scams
29 Jun 2017	Hong Kong resident employer jailed for employing illegal worker
29 Jun 2017	Illegal worker jailed
27 Jun 2017	Illegal worker jailed
26 Jun 2017	Three illegal workers jailed
23 Jun 2017	Twenty-four immigration offenders arrested
23 Jun 2017	Illegal worker jailed
22 Jun 2017	Two illegal workers jailed
19 Jun 2017	Six illegal workers jailed
16 Jun 2017	Three illegal workers jailed
16 Jun 2017	Twenty-nine immigration offenders arrested
13 Jun 2017	Apply for travel documents early to avoid summer rush
12 Jun 2017	Illegal worker jailed
8 Jun 2017	Seventeen immigration offenders arrested
6 Jun 2017	Immigration Department combats use of false instruments in visa applications
5 Jun 2017	Illegal worker jailed
1 Jun 2017	Fifteen immigration offenders arrested
31 May 2017	Two illegal workers jailed
29 May 2017	Illegal worker jailed
22 May 2017	Five illegal workers jailed
19 May 2017	Two illegal workers jailed
15 May 2017	Two illegal workers jailed
9 May 2017	Illegal worker jailed
9 May 2017	Seven male Indians jailed for conspiracy to defraud
8 May 2017	Illegal worker jailed
4 May 2017	Hong Kong resident employer and two illegal workers jailed
28 April 2017	Four illegal workers jailed
28 April 2017	Immigration Department again reminds people to remain vigilant against phone scams
27 April 2017	Immigration Department combats Mainland visitors abusing transit arrangement for holders of PRC passports
27 April 2017	Four illegal workers jailed
27 April 2017	Twenty-six immigration offenders arrested
24 April 2017	Illegal worker jailed
21 April 2017	Cross-boundary passenger traffic arrangements for Labour Day and Buddha's Birthday festive period
20 April 2017	Twenty immigration offenders arrested
20 April 2017	Illegal worker jailed
19 April 2017	Illegal worker jailed
18 April 2017	Two illegal workers jailed
13 April 2017	Illegal worker jailed
12 April 2017	Courteous Immigration staff commended (with photo)
11 April 2017	Illegal worker jailed
10 April 2017	Four illegal workers jailed
7 April 2017	Seventeen immigration offenders arrested
6 April 2017	Cross-boundary passenger traffic arrangements for Easter festive period
6 April 2017	Illegal worker jailed
3 April 2017	Four illegal workers jailed
30 March 2017	Four illegal workers jailed
28 March 2017	Illegal worker jailed
27 March 2017	Illegal worker jailed
24 March 2017	Illegal worker jailed
24 March 2017	Fifteen immigration offenders arrested
24 March 2017	Cross-boundary passenger traffic arrangements for Ching Ming festive period
21 March 2017	Illegal worker jailed
20 March 2017	Three illegal workers jailed
15 March 2017	Immigration Department responds to person's allegation made at media session this afternoon
14 March 2017	Apply for travel documents early to avoid Easter rush
13 March 2017	ImmD's response to a media report on a suspected case of obtaining employment visa via fraudulent means
10 March 2017	Hong Kong resident employer jailed for employing illegal workers
8 March 2017	Twelve immigration offenders arrested
3 March 2017	Enhanced travel convenience for HKSAR passport holders going to Togo
3 March 2017	Illegal worker jailed
2 March 2017	Two illegal workers jailed
1 March 2017	Fourteen immigration offenders arrested
28 February 2017	Four illegal workers jailed
27 February 2017	Visa requirements relaxed for nationals of Cambodia
27 February 2017	Two illegal workers jailed
24 February 2017	Illegal worker jailed
21 February 2017	Seventeen immigration offenders arrested
21 February 2017	Two illegal workers jailed
20 February 2017	Five illegal workers jailed
16 February 2017	Twenty-six immigration offenders arrested
16 February 2017	Illegal worker jailed
14 February 2017	Two illegal workers jailed
10 February 2017	Hong Kong resident employer and six illegal workers jailed
10 February 2017	Bogus marriage syndicate smashed by Immigration Department
9 February 2017	Illegal worker jailed
8 February 2017	Twenty-two immigration offenders arrested
6 February 2017	Two illegal workers jailed
27 January 2017	Two illegal workers jailed
27 January 2017	Thirty-three immigration offenders arrested
26 January 2017	Immigration Department Review 2016 (with photos)
26 January 2017	Two illegal workers jailed
24 January 2017	Twenty-one immigration offenders arrested
23 January 2017	Two illegal workers jailed
22 January 2017	Pre-arrival Registration for Indian Nationals to be implemented tomorrow
20 January 2017	Two illegal workers jailed
19 January 2017	Cross-boundary passenger traffic arrangements for Lunar New Year festive period
19 January 2017	Twenty-six immigration offenders arrested
16 January 2017	Illegal worker jailed
12 January 2017	Twenty-three immigration offenders arrested
10 January 2017	Two illegal workers jailed
9 January 2017	Two illegal workers jailed
6 January 2017	Four illegal workers jailed
3 January 2017	Two illegal workers jailed

Date	Press Releases of 2016
30 December 2016	Fifteen immigration offenders arrested
29 December 2016	Two illegal workers jailed
23 December 2016	Two masterminds of cross-boundary human smuggling syndicate jailed
22 December 2016	Illegal worker jailed
21 December 2016	Eighteen immigration offenders arrested
21 December 2016	Illegal worker jailed
20 December 2016	Service suspension of Cotton Tree Drive Marriage Registry for air-conditioning system replacement works
19 December 2016	Illegal worker jailed
16 December 2016	Cross-boundary passenger traffic arrangements for Christmas and New Year festive periods
13 December 2016	Illegal workers jailed
12 December 2016	Illegal worker jailed
12 December 2016	Online pre-arrival registration for nationals of India to visit Hong Kong
9 December 2016	Immigration facilitation measures for non-permanent residents of Hong Kong and Macau travelling between the two places
8 December 2016	Two illegal workers jailed
7 December 2016	Twenty immigration offenders arrested
2 December 2016	Hong Kong resident employer jailed for employing illegal worker
1 December 2016	Illegal worker jailed
30 November 2016	Illegal worker jailed
29 November 2016	Two illegal workers jailed
28 November 2016	Illegal worker jailed
25 November 2016	Illegal worker jailed
22 November 2016	Two illegal workers jailed
22 November 2016	Apply for travel documents early to avoid Christmas and New Year rush
21 November 2016	Illegal worker jailed
18 November 2016	Two illegal workers jailed
17 November 2016	Illegal worker jailed
16 November 2016	Two illegal workers jailed
16 November 2016	Twenty-two immigration offenders arrested
11 November 2016	Illegal worker jailed
11 November 2016	Vote for most courteous Immigration Control Officer (with photos)
7 November 2016	Four illegal workers jailed
4 November 2016	Five illegal workers jailed
4 November 2016	Twenty-three immigration offenders arrested
3 November 2016	Immigration Divisions of Mainland Offices to provide HKSAR passport replacement service
28 October 2016	Enhanced travel convenience for HKSAR passport holders going to Madagascar
26 October 2016	Fourteen immigration offenders arrested
25 October 2016	Illegal worker jailed
25 October 2016	Immigration Division of Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Shanghai begins operation
20 October 2016	Three illegal workers jailed
18 October 2016	Hong Kong resident employer jailed for employing illegal workers
17 October 2016	Six Pakistani illegal workers jailed
14 October 2016	Hong Kong resident employer and Indian illegal worker jailed
13 October 2016	Twenty-four immigration offenders arrested
13 October 2016	Pakistani illegal worker jailed
8 October 2016	Two Vietnamese illegal workers jailed
6 October 2016	Three non-ethnic Chinese illegal workers jailed
5 October 2016	Immigration Department responds to media enquiries
3 October 2016	Two Vietnamese illegal workers jailed
30 September 2016	Bangladeshi illegal worker jailed
30 September 2016	Nineteen immigration offenders arrested
28 September 2016	Thirteen immigration offenders arrested
27 September 2016	Hong Kong resident employer and three non-ethnic Chinese illegal workers jailed
26 September 2016	Eight non-ethnic Chinese illegal workers jailed
26 September 2016	Cross-boundary passenger traffic arrangements for National Day and Chung Yeung Festival holidays period
22 September 2016	Twelve immigration offenders arrested
21 September 2016	Indian illegal worker jailed
20 September 2016	Twelve immigration offenders arrested
19 September 2016	Five non-ethnic Chinese illegal workers jailed
15 September 2016	Bangladeshi illegal worker jailed
9 September 2016	Twenty six immigration offenders arrested
7 September 2016	Fifteen immigration offenders arrested
5 September 2016	Two non-ethnic Chinese illegal workers jailed
2 September 2016	Two Vietnamese illegal workers jailed
1 September 2016	Thirty immigration offenders arrested
29 August 2016	Two Vietnamese illegal workers jailed
28 August 2016	Delegation led by Immigration Department to conduct duty visit to Pakistan and Bangladesh
26 August 2016	Vietnamese illegal worker jailed
23 August 2016	Two Vietnamese illegal workers jailed
22 August 2016	Two non-ethnic Chinese illegal workers jailed
19 August 2016	Indonesian illegal worker jailed
18 August 2016	Immigration Department reminds people again to remain vigilant against phone scams
16 August 2016	Two Indian illegal workers jailed
16 August 2016	Hong Kong and Korea streamline enrolment procedures for use of automated clearance services on mutual basis
15 August 2016	Three Vietnamese illegal workers jailed
12 August 2016	Hong Kong resident employer and two Pakistani illegal workers jailed
8 August 2016	Vietnamese illegal worker jailed
5 August 2016	Three Vietnamese illegal workers jailed
5 August 2016	Twenty-three immigration offenders arrested
4 August 2016	Two Vietnamese illegal workers jailed
2 August 2016	Hong Kong resident employer jailed for employing illegal worker
1 August 2016	Three Vietnamese illegal workers jailed
31 July 2016	Immigration Department celebrates 55th anniversary (with photos)
30 July 2016	Immigration Department follows up incident of Hong Kong residents being attacked in Würzburg of Germany
29 July 2016	Two Pakistani illegal workers jailed
29 July 2016	Twenty-six immigration offenders arrested
22 July 2016	Two Pakistani illegal workers jailed
21 July 2016	Immigration Department follows up incident of Hong Kong residents being attacked in Würzburg of Germany
21 July 2016	Two non-ethnic Chinese illegal workers jailed
20 July 2016	The Immigration Department follows up the incident of Hong Kong residents being attacked in Würzburg of Germany
19 July 2016	Immigration Department follows up incident of Hong Kong residents being attacked in Würzburg, Germany
19 July 2016	Eight immigration offenders arrested
19 July 2016	Pakistani illegal worker jailed
18 July 2016	Immigration Department follows up incident of Hong Kong residents seeking assistance in Turkey
18 July 2016	Seven non-ethnic Chinese illegal workers jailed
17 July 2016	Immigration Department follows up incident of Hong Kong residents seeking assistance in Turkey (2)
17 July 2016	Immigration Department follows up incident of Hong Kong residents seeking assistance in Turkey
16 July 2016	Immigration Department follows up the incident of Hong Kong residents seeking assistance in Turkey (3)
16 July 2016	Immigration Department follows up the incident of Hong Kong residents seeking assistance in Turkey (2)
16 July 2016	Immigration Department follows up incident of Hong Kong residents seeking assistance in Turkey
14 July 2016	Nepalese and Bangladeshi illegal workers jailed
13 July 2016	Photo exhibition on consular protection involving Hong Kong held at Immigration Tower (with photos)
13 July 2016	Nine immigration offenders arrested
12 July 2016	Sixteen immigration offenders arrested
12 July 2016	Vietnamese illegal worker jailed
11 July 2016	Vietnamese illegal worker jailed
8 July 2016	Vietnamese illegal worker jailed
7 July 2016	Three Bangladeshi illegal workers jailed
7 July 2016	Foreign domestic helpers and employers encouraged to make appointments in advance or use various means for submission of contract renewal applications
6 July 2016	Seventeen immigration offenders arrested
5 July 2016	Two Vietnamese illegal workers jailed
4 July 2016	Five non-ethnic Chinese illegal workers jailed
29 June 2016	Three Nepalese illegal workers jailed
28 June 2016	Nine immigration offenders arrested
27 June 2016	Vietnamese woman jailed for establishing business illegally
24 June 2016	Fourteen immigration offenders arrested
22 June 2016	Fourteen immigration offenders arrested
22 June 2016	Refurbishment of marriage hall at Cotton Tree Drive Marriage Registry
21 June 2016	Hong Kong resident employer jailed for employing illegal worker
20 June 2016	Nepalese and Indonesian illegal workers jailed
20 June 2016	Hong Kong implements use of automated clearance services on mutual basis with Australia
14 June 2016	Apply for travel documents early to avoid summer holiday rush
10 June 2016	Two Bangladeshi illegal workers jailed
6 June 2016	Pakistani and Indonesian illegal workers jailed
3 June 2016	Vietnamese, Bangladeshi and Pakistani illegal workers jailed
2 June 2016	Pakistani illegal worker and Hong Kong resident employer jailed
2 June 2016	Ten immigration offenders arrested
1 June 2016	Eighteen immigration offenders arrested
30 May 2016	Indian and Vietnamese illegal workers jailed
27 May 2016	Eleven immigration offenders arrested
26 May 2016	Two Bangladeshi illegal workers jailed
25 May 2016	Pakistani illegal worker jailed
23 May 2016	Two Vietnamese illegal workers jailed
20 May 2016	Pakistani illegal worker jailed
19 May 2016	Thirteen immigration offenders arrested
19 May 2016	Vietnamese illegal worker jailed
19 May 2016	Pre-recorded information service of Immigration General Enquiry Hotline to have intermittent interruption this Saturday afternoon
19 May 2016	Revised office hours for Quality Migrants and Mainland Residents Section at Immigration Headquarters
17 May 2016	Delegation led by Immigration Department to conduct duty visit to Vietnam
17 May 2016	Pakistani and Indian illegal workers jailed
17 May 2016	Ten immigration offenders arrested
16 May 2016	Mainland pregnant woman and three Hong Kong residents jailed for conspiracy to defraud and conspiracy to obtain services by deception
16 May 2016	Six Vietnamese and one Bangladeshi illegal workers jailed
13 May 2016	Six South Asian illegal workers jailed
10 May 2016	Vietnamese illegal worker jailed
6 May 2016	Twelve immigration offenders arrested
5 May 2016	Pakistani illegal worker jailed
3 May 2016	Five illegal workers jailed
29 Apr 2016	Twenty immigration offenders arrested
28 Apr 2016	Vietnamese illegal worker jailed
26 Apr 2016	Cross-boundary passenger traffic arrangements for Labour Day festive period
25 Apr 2016	Six South Asian illegal workers jailed
22 Apr 2016	Nationals of the Republic of Rwanda to require visa for Hong Kong
21 Apr 2016	Indian illegal worker jailed
20 Apr 2016	Bangladeshi illegal worker jailed
19 Apr 2016	Thirteen immigration offenders arrested
18 Apr 2016	Pakistani illegal worker jailed
14 Apr 2016	Fourteen immigration offenders arrested
13 Apr 2016	Courteous Immigration staff commended (with photo)
12 Apr 2016	Fourteen immigration offenders arrested
11 Apr 2016	Indonesian illegal worker jailed
8 Apr 2016	New e-Channel Enrolment Office at Immigration Tower
7 Apr 2016	Five South Asian illegal workers jailed
6 Apr 2016	Enhanced travel convenience for HKSAR passport holders going to Comoros and Mauritania
5 Apr 2016	Five Vietnamese illegal workers jailed
29 Mar 2016	Cross-boundary passenger traffic arrangements for Ching Ming festive period
21 Mar 2016	Eight Vietnamese illegal workers jailed
17 Mar 2016	Vietnamese worker who used forged identity card to take up illegal employment jailed
17 Mar 2016	Cross-boundary passenger traffic arrangements for Easter festive period
17 Mar 2016	Hong Kong Immigration Department wins 2016 Skytrax Award for Best Airport Immigration Service (with photo)
16 Mar 2016	Vietnamese illegal immigrant who used forged identity card to take up illegal employment jailed
16 Mar 2016	Thirty-three immigration offenders arrested
10 Mar 2016	Twenty-eight immigration offenders arrested
4 Mar 2016	Forty immigration offenders arrested
4 Mar 2016	Immigration Department reminds people to remain vigilant against phone scams
2 Mar 2016	Fourteen immigration offenders arrested
27 Feb 2016	Two Taiwan visitors refused permission to land
26 Feb 2016	Apply for travel documents early to avoid Easter rush
22 Feb 2016	Two Mainland pregnant women and Hong Kong resident jailed for conspiracy to defraud and conspiracy to obtain services by deception
19 Feb 2016	Fifteen immigration offenders arrested
16 Feb 2016	Twelve immigration offenders arrested
15 Feb 2016	Two persons denied entry to HK escape from through train during removal
5 Feb 2016	Eight immigration offenders arrested at Lunar New Year Fairs
3 Feb 2016	Two Hong Kong residents of Indian descent suspected of arranging for Indians to lodge claim for non-refoulement in Hong Kong arrested
1 Feb 2016	Cross-boundary passenger traffic arrangements for Lunar New Year festive period
1 Feb 2016	Immigration Department Review 2015 (with photos)
27 Jan 2016	Visa-free access for HKSAR passport holders to Saint-Barthelemy and Saint-Martin (French Overseas Territories)
26 Jan 2016	Tuen Mun Ferry Terminal Control Point to resume operation on January 28
26 Jan 2016	Sixteen immigration offenders arrested
24 Jan 2016	Immigration Service Institute of Training and Development Open Day (with photos)
20 Jan 2016	Thirteen immigration offenders arrested
20 Jan 2016	Six immigration offenders arrested
19 Jan 2016	Sixteen immigration offenders arrested
8 Jan 2016	Implementation of new enhanced arrangement for processing loss of entry identification documents for returning Hong Kong and Macau residents

Date	Press Releases of 2015
31 Dec 2015	Twelve immigration offenders arrested
22 Dec 2015	Eleven immigration offenders arrested
21 Dec 2015	Cross-boundary passenger traffic arrangements for Christmas and New Year festive periods
21 Dec 2015	Enhanced new arrangement for processing loss of entry identification documents for returning Hong Kong and Macau residents
16 Dec 2015	Eleven immigration offenders arrested
11 Dec 2015	Mainland pregnant woman jailed for conspiracy to defraud and conspiracy to obtain services by deception
2 Dec 2015	Hong Kong Immigration Department wins Radiant Service Award of Radiant eID Awards (with photo)
2 Dec 2015	Eleven immigration offenders arrested
23 Nov 2015	Apply for travel documents early to avoid Christmas and New Year rush
19 Nov 2015	Eleven immigration offenders arrested
16 Nov 2015	Temporary facilitation arrangement for French visitors to extend their stay following the Paris attacks announced by Immigration Department
13 Nov 2015	Twelve immigration offenders arrested
11 Nov 2015	Eighteen immigration offenders arrested
30 Oct 2015	Twenty-six immigration offenders arrested
30 Oct 2015	Vote for most courteous Immigration Control Officer (with photos)
23 Oct 2015	Seven passengers refused permission to land lodge claims for non-refoulement
22 Oct 2015	Suspected loss of personal data held by Immigration Department
7 Oct 2015	Twenty-two immigration offenders arrested
24 Sep 2015	Six passengers refused permission to land lodge claims for non-refoulement
22 Sep 2015	Cross-boundary passenger traffic arrangements for Mid-Autumn and National Day festive periods
21 Sep 2015	Six passengers refused permission to land lodge claims for non-refoulement
16 Sep 2015	Immigration Department follows up on parents who did not register births of children within time limit
8 Sep 2015	Twelve immigration offenders arrested
4 Sep 2015	Mainland pregnant woman jailed for conspiracy to defraud and conspiracy to obtain services by deception
31 Aug 2015	Extension of validity of APEC Business Travel Card
29 Aug 2015	Immigration Department follows up on traffic accident in Yangmingshan in Taipei City
26 Aug 2015	Immigration Department follows up on explosion incident in Bangkok, Thailand
25 Aug 2015	Eleven immigration offenders arrested
21 Aug 2015	Immigration Department follows up on explosion incident in Bangkok, Thailand
21 Aug 2015	Five passengers refused permission to land lodge claims for non-refoulement
21 Aug 2015	Nineteen immigration offenders arrested
20 Aug 2015	Immigration Department follows up on explosion incident in Bangkok, Thailand
19 Aug 2015	Immigration Department follows up on explosion incident in Bangkok, Thailand (2)
19 Aug 2015	Sixteen immigration offenders arrested
19 Aug 2015	Immigration Department follows up on explosion incident in Bangkok, Thailand
18 Aug 2015	Immigration Department follows up on explosion incident in Bangkok, Thailand (3)
18 Aug 2015	Immigration Department follows up on explosion incident in Bangkok, Thailand (2)
18 Aug 2015	Immigration Department follows up explosion incident in Bangkok, Thailand
17 Aug 2015	Three Hong Kong residents among injured in the explosion incident in Bangkok, Thailand
13 Aug 2015	Four Hong Kong residents among injured in the explosion incident at dangerous goods depots in Tianjin
13 Aug 2015	Fourteen immigration offenders arrested
11 Aug 2015	Thirty-three immigration offenders arrested
31 Jul 2015	Six passengers refused permission to land lodge claims for non-refoulement
28 Jul 2015	Nine immigration offenders arrested
27 Jul 2015	New visa requirement for nationals of Republic of South Sudan
23 Jul 2015	Twenty-three immigration offenders arrested
21 Jul 2015	Fourteen immigration offenders arrested
16 Jul 2015	Twelve immigration offenders arrested
7 Jul 2015	Seventeen immigration offenders arrested
3 Jul 2015	Fifteen immigration offenders arrested
3 Jul 2015	Core member of syndicate arranging cross-boundary bogus marriages jailed for conspiracy to defraud
2 Jul 2015	Immigration Department follows up on fire incident in New Taipei City of Taiwan
1 Jul 2015	Immigration Department follows up on fire incident in New Taipei City of Taiwan
30 Jun 2015	Immigration Department follows up fire incident in New Taipei City of Taiwan
29 Jun 2015	Immigration Department follows up fire incident in New Taipei City of Taiwan
28 Jun 2015	Immigration Department follows up fire incident in New Taipei City of Taiwan
19 Jun 2015	Hong Kong Immigration Department wins 2015 Skytrax Award for Best Airport Immigration Service (with photo)
19 Jun 2015	Twenty-one immigration offenders arrested
18 Jun 2015	Three Hong Kong residents jailed for conspiracy to defraud and money laundering
16 Jun 2015	Nine immigration offenders arrested
15 Jun 2015	Seven immigration offenders arrested
12 Jun 2015	Immigration Department follows up on fatal traffic accident in Thailand
12 Jun 2015	Apply for travel documents early to avoid summer holiday rush
11 Jun 2015	Twenty-eight immigration offenders arrested
9 Jun 2015	Immigration Department follows up fatal traffic accident in Thailand
9 Jun 2015	Fifteen immigration offenders arrested
8 Jun 2015	Immigration Department follows up fatal traffic accident in Thailand
2 Jun 2015	Seven immigration offenders arrested
29 May 2015	Eight immigration offenders arrested
27 May 2015	Seven immigration offenders arrested
11 May 2015	Thirteen immigration offenders arrested
7 May 2015	Nine immigration offenders arrested
28 Apr 2015	Immigration Department to implement pilot Admission Scheme for 2nd Generation of Chinese HK Permanent Residents & enhancements to talent admission arrangements
27 Apr 2015	Mastermind of syndicate arranging cross-boundary bogus marriages jailed for conspiracy to defraud
24 Apr 2015	Extension of voice-navigated e-Channel service to Shenzhen Bay Control Point
24 Apr 2015	Nine immigration offenders arrested
23 Apr 2015	Cross-boundary passenger traffic arrangements for Labour Day festive period
23 Apr 2015	Visa-free access for HKSAR passport holders to Republic of Zambia
22 Apr 2015	Thirty-three immigration offenders arrested
19 Apr 2015	Thirty-three immigration offenders arrested
15 Apr 2015	Thirty-three immigration offenders arrested
15 Apr 2015	Courteous Immigration staff commended (with photo)
13 Apr 2015	Twelve immigration offenders arrested
11 Apr 2015	Hong Kong resident among deceased in Taichung Metro construction site accident
9 Apr 2015	Visitor arrivals in Ching Ming festive period decrease
2 Apr 2015	Hong Kong resident jailed for conspiracy to defraud and making false representation
26 Mar 2015	Sixteen immigration offenders arrested
26 Mar 2015	Cross-boundary passenger traffic arrangements for Easter and Ching Ming festive period
24 Mar 2015	Twenty-three immigration offenders arrested
20 Mar 2015	Thirty-eight immigration offenders arrested
12 Mar 2015	Fifteen immigration offenders arrested
9 Mar 2015	Apply for travel documents early to avoid Easter rush
4 Mar 2015	Thirteen immigration offenders arrested
18 Feb 2015	Eight immigration offenders arrested
18 Feb 2015	Nine immigration offenders arrested at Lunar New Year Fairs
17 Feb 2015	Seven immigration offenders arrested at Lunar New Year fairs
13 Feb 2015	Forty-three immigration offenders arrested
12 Feb 2015	Cross-boundary passenger traffic arrangements for Lunar New Year festive period
12 Feb 2015	Immigration Department Review 2014 (with photos)
11 Feb 2015	New visa requirement for nationals of Libya
9 Feb 2015	Fifty-five immigration offenders arrested
6 Feb 2015	Nationals of the Republic of the Gambia to require visa for Hong Kong
30 Jan 2015	Eleven immigration offenders arrested
30 Jan 2015	Apply for travel documents early to avoid Lunar New Year rush
27 Jan 2015	Thirteen immigration offenders arrested
20 Jan 2015	Cross-boundary human smuggling syndicate smashed by Immigration Department and Mainland authorities
16 Jan 2015	Thirty-four immigration offenders arrested
15 Jan 2015	Two Mainland pregnant women jailed for committing immigration offences
14 Jan 2015	Suspension of Capital Investment Entrant Scheme
9 Jan 2015	Eleven immigration offenders arrested
8 Jan 2015	Forty-three immigration offenders arrested
6 Jan 2015	Twenty-seven immigration offenders arrested
2 Jan 2015	Mainland pregnant woman jailed for making false representation

Date	Press Releases of 2014
31 Dec 2014	Twelve immigration offenders arrested
30 Dec 2014	Seventeen immigration offenders arrested
24 Dec 2014	Fifty-six immigration offenders arrested
19 Dec 2014	Twenty immigration offenders arrested
18 Dec 2014	Cross-boundary passenger traffic arrangements for Christmas and New Year festive periods
18 Dec 2014	Mainland pregnant woman jailed for making false representation
12 Dec 2014	Thirty-five immigration offenders arrested
5 Dec 2014	Seventeen immigration offenders arrested
3 Dec 2014	Immigration Department to revise fees
2 Dec 2014	Bogus marriage syndicate smashed by Immigration Department
28 Nov 2014	Eighteen immigration offenders arrested
26 Nov 2014	Seventeen immigration offenders arrested
21 Nov 2014	Fourteen immigration offenders arrested
21 Nov 2014	Apply for travel documents early to avoid Christmas and New Year rush
19 Nov 2014	Seventeen immigration offenders arrested
18 Nov 2014	Mainland pregnant woman jailed for conspiracy to defraud and making false representation
14 Nov 2014	Seventeen immigration offenders arrested
13 Nov 2014	Mainland pregnant woman jailed for making false representation and overstaying in Hong Kong for delivery
13 Nov 2014	Twenty-five immigration offenders arrested
10 Nov 2014	Hong Kong resident jailed for aiding another for making false representation and making false statement
7 Nov 2014	Mainland pregnant woman jailed for making false representation and overstaying in Hong Kong for delivery
7 Nov 2014	Vote for most courteous Immigration Control Officer (with photos)
6 Nov 2014	Thirty-five immigration offenders arrested
5 Nov 2014	Immigration offenders arrested
31 Oct 2014	Twenty-two immigration offenders arrested
30 Oct 2014	Nine immigration offenders arrested
29 Oct 2014	Implementation of use of automated clearance services on mutual basis with Federal Republic of Germany
28 Oct 2014	Nine immigration offenders arrested
21 Oct 2014	Eight immigration offenders arrested
16 Oct 2014	Frontex delegation from EU visits Immigration Department (with photos)
25 Sep 2014	Cross-boundary passenger traffic arrangements for National Day and Chung Yeung holiday period
25 Sep 2014	Seventeen immigration offenders arrested
22 Sep 2014	Nationals of Republic of Yemen to require visa for Hong Kong
17 Sep 2014	Hong Kong will implement use of automated clearance services on mutual basis with Republic of Singapore
5 Sep 2014	Suspected theft of personal data held by Immigration Department
3 Sep 2014	Enhanced travel convenience for HKSAR passport holders going to Republic of Guyana
27 Aug 2014	Hong Kong implements use of automated clearance services on mutual basis with Federal Republic of Germany
25 Aug 2014	Mainland pregnant woman jailed for making false representation and false statutory declaration
18 July 2014	Nationals of Central African Republic to require visa for Hong Kong
16 July 2014	Mainland pregnant woman jailed for making false representation
15 July 2014	Mainland pregnant woman jailed for making false statutory declaration
19 June 2014	Apply for travel documents early to avoid summer holiday rush
17 June 2014	Seven Mainlanders and four Hong Kong residents jailed in immigration scam
20 May 2014	Hong Kong and Federal Republic of Germany sign MOU concerning use of automated clearance service (with photos)
16 May 2014	Immigration Department combats Mainland visitors abusing existing transit arrangement for holders of PRC passports
10 May 2014	Mainland visitor convicted of making false representation to Immigration Officer and breaching of condition of stay
28 Apr 2014	Courteous Immigration staff commended (with photo)
28 Apr 2014	Cross-boundary passenger traffic arrangements for Labour Day and Buddha's Birthday festive period
17 Apr 2014	Relocation of Registration of Persons - Kwun Tong Office
15 Apr 2014	Extension of voice-navigated e-Channels to Macau Ferry Terminal Control Point
14 Apr 2014	Cross-boundary passenger traffic arrangements for Easter festive period
31 Mar 2014	Cross-boundary passenger traffic arrangements for Ching Ming festive period
25 Mar 2014	Enhanced travel convenience for HKSAR passport holders going to the Kingdom of Tonga
16 Mar 2014	Apply for travel documents early to avoid Easter rush
9 Mar 2014	A Hong Kong resident on missing Malaysia Airlines flight
11 Feb 2014	Three Mainland pregnant women jailed for overstaying in Hong Kong for delivery
27 Jan 2014	Immigration Department Review 2013 (with photos)
27 Jan 2014	Cross-boundary passenger traffic arrangements for Lunar New Year festive periods
23 Jan 2014	Visa-free access for HKSAR passport holders to Republic of Moldova and Republic of Malawi
16 Jan 2014	Termination of iPermit Scheme for Taiwan visitors
10 Jan 2014	Three Mainland pregnant women jailed for overstaying in Hong Kong for delivery
10 Jan 2014	Relocation of West Kowloon Office and Kowloon Births Registry of Immigration Department to Kimberley Street, Tsim Sha Tsui

Date	Press Releases of 2013
29 Dec 2013	Apply for travel documents early to avoid Lunar New Year rush
17 Dec 2013	Cross-boundary passenger traffic arrangements for Christmas and New Year festive periods
17 Dec 2013	Non-stamping immigration clearance arrangement for Hong Kong non-permanent residents to be implemented on December 19
16 Dec 2013	Hong Kong resident jailed for conspiracy to obtain services by deception
12 Dec 2013	Hong Kong and Republic of Korea implement the use of automated clearance services on a mutual basis
12 Dec 2013	Immigration Department smashes syndicate using false instruments to apply for foreign domestic helper working visas
05 Dec 2013	Immigration Department launches mobile application (with photos)
02 Dec 2013	Apply for travel documents early to avoid Christmas and New Year rush
22 Nov 2013	Hong Kong resident jailed for conspiracy to obtain services by deception
15 Nov 2013	Hong Kong resident jailed for conspiracy to defraud
12 Nov 2013	Hong Kong resident jailed for conspiracy to defraud
06 Nov 2013	Vote for most courteous Immigration Control Officer (with photos)
21 Oct 2013	Immigration Division of Chengdu Economic and Trade Office begins operation
08 Oct 2013	Hong Kong resident and accomplice jailed for conspiracy to obtain services by deception
26 Sep 2013	Cross-boundary passenger traffic arrangements for National Day festive period
18 Sep 2013	First e-Channel with voice navigation function to be launched at Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point
30 Aug 2013	Immigration Department implements measure to deter abuse of arrangements for premature termination of contract by foreign domestic helpers
23 Aug 2013	Extension of e-Channel service to Mainland frequent visitors at Man Kam To Control Point
16 Aug 2013	Forgery-cum-illegal worker syndicate neutralised by Immigration Department
16 Aug 2013	Visa-free access for HKSAR passport holders to New Caledonia
01 Aug 2013	Malaysian courier jailed for possession of forged travel documents
30 Jul 2013	Hong Kong and Republic of Korea sign MOU concerning the use of automated clearance service (with photos)
29 Jul 2013	Pregnant Mainland visitor jailed for making false representation and obstructing members of Immigration Service
28 Jun 2013	Visa-free visit period extended for nationals of Croatia
27 Jun 2013	Immigration Department issues statement on Mr Snowden
24 Jun 2013	Immigration Department issues statement on Edward Snowden
24 Jun 2013	Bogus marriage syndicate smashed by Immigration Department
14 Jun 2013	Apply for travel documents early to beat summer holiday rush
05 Jun 2013	Russia to implement APEC Business Travel Card Scheme
10 May 2013	Malaysian courier and Mainlanders jailed in immigration scam
29 Apr 2013	Revised office hours for Other Visas and Permits Section at Immigration Department Headquarters
27 Apr 2013	Response on torture claim screening policy
26 Apr 2013	Courteous Immigration staff commended (with photo)
25 Apr 2013	Cross-boundary passenger traffic arrangements for Labour Day festive period
05 Apr 2013	Cross-boundary human smuggling syndicate smashed by Immigration Department and Mainland authorities
26 Mar 2013	Cross-boundary passenger traffic arrangements for Easter and Ching Ming Festival festive period
18 Mar 2013	Non-stamping immigration clearance arrangement for visitors
07 Mar 2013	Restaurant and manager fined for failure to inspect employee travel document
06 Mar 2013	Restaurant convicted of employing illegal workers
01 Mar 2013	Apply for travel documents early to avoid Easter rush
18 Feb 2013	Response to statements issued by Hong Kong Bar Association and Law Society of Hong Kong
08 Feb 2013	Immigration Department Review 2012 (with photo)
06 Feb 2013	Cross-boundary passenger traffic arrangements for Lunar New Year festive periods
01 Feb 2013	Company convicted of employing illegal workers
01 Feb 2013	Mainland pregnant woman jailed for making false representation to Immigration Officer and attempting to obtain services by deception
10 Jan 2013	Apply for travel documents early to avoid Lunar New Year rush

Date	Press Releases of 2012
19 Dec 2012	Cross-boundary passenger traffic arrangements for Christmas and New Year festive periods
30 Nov 2012	Apply for travel documents early to avoid Christmas and New Year rush
26 Nov 2012	Five Mainland visitors jailed for immigration scam
19 Nov 2012	Hong Kong resident jailed for immigration scam
05 Nov 2012	Hong Kong resident jailed for 13 months over bogus marriages
29 Oct 2012	Nationals of Guinea-Bissau to require visa for Hong Kong
22 Oct 2012	Vote for most courteous Immigration Control Officer (with photos)
18 Oct 2012	Suspected theft of Immigration Department computers
04 Oct 2012	Six arrested during anti-illegal employment operation "Windsand"
18 Sep 2012	Pregnant Mainland visitor jailed for possession of false document and making false representation
31 Aug 2012	Implementation of online Pre-Arrival Registration for Taiwan Residents
21 Aug 2012	Online Pre-arrival Registration for Taiwan Residents
03 Aug 2012	Mainland visitor jailed for possessing false instrument
03 Aug 2012	Three forgery users jailed for immigration scam
02 Aug 2012	Visa-free access for HKSAR passport holders to Caribbean parts of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
23 Jul 2012	Visa-free access to the Republic of Kazakhstan for HKSAR passport holders
19 Jul 2012	Mainland visitor sentenced for offering dance teaching service
17 Jul 2012	Mainland driver jailed for providing illegal cross-boundary transport service
07 Jul 2012	Immigration Department investigating on stay-out foreign domestic helper
05 Jul 2012	User of forged travel document and his courier jailed in immigration scam
03 Jul 2012	Mainland students convicted for breaching condition of stay
26 Jun 2012	Mainland visitor sentenced for offering dance teaching service
15 Jun 2012	Apply for travel documents early to beat summer holiday rush
29 May 2012	Mainland resident jailed for taking unapproved employment as post-natal care worker
15 May 2012	Further streamlining entry arrangements for Taiwan residents
04 May 2012	Another Mainland resident jailed for arranging for non-local pregnant women to give birth in Hong Kong
28 Apr 2012	Another Mainland resident jailed for taking unapproved employment in arranging for non-local pregnant women to give birth in Hong Kong
19 Apr 2012	Visa-free access to the Republic of Montenegro for HKSAR passport holders
17 Apr 2012	Full Resumption of Passenger clearance at Lo Wu Control Point
17 Apr 2012	Latest passenger clearance arrangement at Lo Wu Control Point
16 Apr 2012	Temporary passenger clearance arrangement at Lo Wu Control Point
22 Mar 2012	Extension of e-Channel service to Mainland frequent visitors at Hong Kong International Airport control point
20 Mar 2012	Courteous Immigration staff commended (with photo)
19 Mar 2012	Mainland visitor jailed for possession of false instrument and false representation to immigration officer
16 Mar 2012	Mainland resident jailed for taking unapproved employment in arranging for non-local pregnant women to give birth in Hong Kong
15 Mar 2012	Extension of e-Channel service to Mainland frequent visitors at China Ferry Terminal and Macau Ferry Terminal control points
13 Mar 2012	A Mainland visitor convicted of making false representation to an Immigration Officer
12 Mar 2012	Hong Kong resident jailed for entering into bogus marriages with Mainland residents
12 Mar 2012	Apply for travel documents early to beat Easter rush
07 Mar 2012	HK resident jailed for immigration scam
23 Feb 2012	Enhancement of Registration of Outbound Travel Information service
16 Feb 2012	Extension of e-Channel service to Mainland frequent visitors at Shenzhen Bay control point
13 Feb 2012	Mainland resident jailed for running business arranging for non-local pregnant women to give birth in Hong Kong
10 Feb 2012	Mainland resident jailed for taking unapproved employment as post-natal care worker
20 Jan 2012	Immigration Department year-end briefing 2011 (with photo)

Date	Press Releases of 2011
30 Dec 2011	Extension of e-Channel service to Mainland frequent visitors
30 Dec 2011	Visa-free access to Republic of Albania for HKSAR passport holders
02 Dec 2011	Extension of e-Channel service to Mainland frequent visitors
03 Nov 2011	Visa-free access to the Republic of Serbia for HKSAR passport holders
13 Jan 2011	Immigration Department year-end briefing 2010

Date	Press Releases of 2010
01 Dec 2010	Registration of Outbound Travel Information
26 Sep 2010	Cross-boundary passenger traffic arrangements for National Day holiday
22 Sep 2010	Visa-free access to Brunei Darussalam for HKSAR passport holders
10 Sep 2010	Grenada grants visa-free access to HKSAR passport holders
27 Aug 2010	Revised business hours for three Sections at the Headquarters of the Immigration Department
26 Aug 2010	Minimum Allowable Wage and food allowance for foreign domestic helpers
30 Jul 2010	Privacy Compliance Assessment Report on Smart Identity Card System issued today
05 Jul 2010	New Arrangements for Submission of Applications from Foreign Domestic Helpers for an Extension of Stay Sponsored by the Same Employer
25 Jan 2010	Immigration Department Review 2009 Major Activities

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