A man from the mainland and a local man were arrested on Friday for their alleged involvement in fake employment, Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Kong Chi Ian said during a regular press conference yesterday.
The mainland man surnamed Han, who is in his forties, was illegally hired as a delivery worker by the local man surnamed Choi, who is in his fifties. Choi owns a cleaning supplies shop in Areia Preta (黑沙環).
According to Kong, the Public Security Police (PSP) received recently a referral from the Judiciary Police (PJ) stating that a mainlander, Han, who was suspected of engaging in illegal online gambling activities, was also believed to be involved in fake employment. Han found a job in Macau through a mainland employment agency, working as a delivery worker for Choi in a restaurant, as he had claimed. However, the registered workplace address for Han’s job was a cleaning supplies shop, not the restaurant that Han had claimed. Han was summoned on Friday to assist in the investigation, while Choi was arrested on the Macau side of Hengqin checkpoint on the same day.
Under questioning, Choi admitted to arranging fake employment for Han in July 2024 to avoid losing the non-resident worker (NRW) quota for his shop. He also said that Han had never actually worked for him and claimed that there was no financial gain involved. However, Han refused to cooperate.
The duo have been transferred to the Public Prosecutions Office (MP), facing charges of involvement in arranging fake employment, according to Kong.
Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Kong Chi Ian looks on during yesterday’s regular press conference. – Photo: Ada Lei
