Customs senior investigator says agency employee accused of lying to client about health status of domestic helper, who tested positive for infectious disease

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Hong Kong customs has arrested a member of staff from an employment agency on suspicion of making a false claim to a client about the results of a medical check-up for a domestic worker.

The 42-year-old employee was detained by customs officials and several documents were seized during a raid at the agency’s office in Mong Kok on Thursday morning.

Members of customs’ unfair trade investigation group began looking into the case after they received a complaint from the domestic helper’s employer in connection with her recruitment during the fourth quarter of last year.

Senior Investigator Andy Tse Tsz-chung, who is part of the unit, said the agency employee was accused of lying to the client by saying the helper’s medical check-up did not find anything of concern.

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He said the client had been very worried about her family’s health and had told the agency employee before signing a contract that the helper would be hired only if she passed the check-up.

“The complainant also made inquiries about the results of the check-up repeatedly and was told by the [agency] employee that there were no abnormal results,” he said.

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