The Cross-departmental Working Team continues with its operations to raid premises suspected to provide accommodation illegally and conduct inspections in the streets. During its anti-crime operation, the Public Security Police Force raided another premise suspected to provide illegal accommodation and arrested an illegal immigrant. The Public Security Police Force detected a premise suspected to provide illegal accommodation during its anti-crime operation early this morning and immediately called the Cross-departmental Working Team for action and sealed the premise. Among the four persons found in the premise, one was a management staff (non-Macau resident) and three were occupants, of which one was an illegal immigrant from the Mainland. Furthermore, in the joint operations of MGTO and Public Security Police Force, an overstayer from the Mainland was also found. During the operation today (Aug 17), nine premises were checked. Two premises were sealed and ten occupants were detained, including one operator and one management staff. Since the law on “Prohibition of Providing Illegal Accommodation” took effect on August 13, a total of 112 premises were checked, 28 premises were accessed, of which 9 were normal residences. 19 premises suspected to provide accommodation illegally were sealed with electricity and water supply cut. Ensuing investigations on premises not accessed have been launched. A total of 86 occupants were detained, including four operators, three touts, three managing staff and one occupant who failed to fulfill her duty of cooperation. Following the raid to premises suspected to provide accommodation illegally, MGTO began sanction proceedings on involved operators, touts and managing staff, and adopted provisional measures to cut the supply of water and electricity to the concerned premises and sealed the doors. According to the new law, operators incur a penalty up to 800 000 patacas, touts can be fined up to 100 000 patacas and management staff face a maximum 20 000 patacas fine. Occupants who fail to cooperate are fined 3 000 patacas.
