2 Filipina DHs acquitted of illegal dental practice

 

Naong, Cerdina, Ramos and Patiga leave court during the lunch break

Two Filipina domestic helpers were acquitted Tuesday at Shatin Magistrates Court on charges of breaching their visa conditions by practising dentistry without a licence, in a case that brought to light questionable practices employed by law enforcers in arresting people suspected of engaging in illegal work.

Rowena M. Cerdina, 46, and Jucen L. Naong, 40, were both teary-eyed but relieved when Deputy Magistrate Pang Leung-ting ruled that there was not enough evidence against them, mid-way through their scheduled seven-day trial.

Outside court, both Cerdina and Naong said they were lucky that their respective employers have stuck with them throughout their ordeal, and have kept them in their employ.

The Migrant Workers Office at the Philippine Consulate have also supported them by hiring two teams of lawyers to handle their defense.

Naong said she has worked in Hong Kong for 15 years and has never had any brush with the law. She was grateful for the support of her employer, who even accompanied her to almost all her court hearings.

But the nightmare of being arrested and questioned by immigration officers for three days before they were released on bail would stay with her for a long time. Naong called the detention center “the worst place” she has stayed in.

Before they were discharged, the magistrate expressed frustration that four days after the trial began, he had yet to see any evidence related to the supposed illicit dental practice, and instructed the prosecution to seek advice from the Department of Justice to clarify the basis for the prosecution.

On questioning by defense lawyers, immigration officers who conducted the raid on the suspected dental clinic in Sham Shui Po on Aug 17, 2025 admitted that they did so without a search warrant, and that they were not in uniform.

They also admitted questioning the six Filipinas they arrested in the premises without any Filipino interpreter around, and held them for questioning for three days, not giving them the chance to talk to anyone, including their employers.

It also emerged that when the lead immigration officer took the defendants out of the unit he arranged for them to be filmed as they were led to a waiting vehicle in three neat rows. The scene was filmed again after the officer said the first video did not come out well.

By this time, the immigration officers were already wearing their official vests.

Defense said this photo of the arrest was posed

When the trial resumed Tuesday, the prosecution said it would not offer any more evidence against Cerdina and Naong, but would continue the case against their two co-defendants, Carles Lie Ramos, 34; and Cherrie Mel Patiga, 37.

Magistrate Pang again asked for a clarification of the basis for proceeding with the case, saying that no dental tools were presented as evidence and that “except for some defendants who were accused of making verbal admissions, we know nothing about the prosecution.”

Prosecution replied that it would still rely on the evidence by the immigration officers who conducted the operation on the flat where the alleged illegal dental services were conducted, the defendants’ verbal admission of guilt, and photos taken of the tools used in the illicit practice.

The bail of $2,000 each posted by Ramos and Patiga were extended until the continuation of their trial today, Wednesday.

The four were among six Filipinas arrested during the immigration raid. They said a total of 19 people were inside the flat at the time as someone was celebrating a birthday, but it was not clear how they were singled out.

The two others arrested with them were sisters who had admitted to operating the unlicensed dental clinic: Marites Guiang Bohol, 48; and Marissa Guiang Necesito, 60, both FDHs.

Bohol pleaded guilty to practicing dentistry without registration, and establishing a business in breach of her condition of stay.

Necesito admitted breaching her condition of stay, practicing dentistry without registration, and three counts of employing persons not legally employable.

The trial of the two remaining defendants continues.

Tourist jailed 15 months for overstaying, ignoring deportation order

 

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A Filipina tourist who did not leave Hong Kong when she was supposed to two years ago, and then ignored a deportation order until she was arrested last April, was jailed for 15 months today after pleading guilty at Tuen Mun Court.

Patricia Tawagon, 59 years years old, was sentenced by Acting Principal Magistrate Daniel Tang to two months in prison for breach of condition of stay (overstay) and 15 months for breach of deportation order.

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Magistrate Tang ordered that the two sentences run at the same time, leaving a total term of 15 months.

The asylum seeker was arrested on April 12, 2026, near lamppost BD2120 on Kung Um Road, Yuen Long, New Territories.

The Yuen Long Police subsequently filed a complaint for breach of condition of stay, contrary to section 41 of the Immigration Ordinance, after she was found to have contravened her condition of stay. She was supposed to have left Hong Kong 14 days after arriving on December 15, 2024.

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The breach of deportation order, contrary to section 43(1)(a) of the Immigration Ordinance, arose after she violated her “deportation order to leave Hong Kong and prohibiting her from being in Hong Kong at anytime,” the police said.

The Ordinance penalizes such offense with imprisonment for three years on summary conviction, and seven years when convicted on indictment.

Labour Relations HK West office to move to Sheung Wan

 

The HK West Labour Relations Office will move to Infinitus Plaza on Des Voeux Road

The Hong Kong West Office of Labour Relations Division of the Labour Department will be moved to a new office in Infinitus Plaza on Des Voeux Road in Sheung Wan from Monday, Aug. 10.

This is the office where workers, including foreign domestic workers, may go for in-person consultation on matters relating to conditions of employment and their rights and obligations under the Employment Ordinance.

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The address of the new office is Units 904-906, 9/F, Infinitus Plaza, 199 Des Voeux Road Central, Sheung Wan. To get there, use Exit E5 of Sheung Wan MTR Station.

The office will be open from Monday to Friday from 9am to 1pm and from 2pm to 6.15pm, and closed on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.

The telephone number of the office, 2922 6003, will remain unchanged.

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FDHs with labour-related inquiries may also call a dedicated, multi-lingual hotline that is available 24 hours a day: 2517 9537 or the general 24-hour Labour Department hotline: 2717 1771 (both handled by 1823). They may also send an email to fdh-enquiry@labour.gov.hk

To prepare for the move, the current office on the 3^rd floor of Western Magistracy Building 2A Pok Fu Lam Road, Hong Kong, will be closed after the service hours on August 

Pinay DH working as sidewalk vendor gets off with bind-over

 

The pavement in front of the Jardine House

A domestic helper facing four charges as a result of her arrest in Central while cooking food for sale, got off lightly today when the charges were withdrawn after she entered into a bind-over agreement at Eastern Court.

But L.Gollayan, 46 years old, will have to behave and not reoffend for 12 months, otherwise she will have to pay $1,000 fine for each of the four offenses, according to the terms of the bind-over set by Principal Magistrate David Cheung.

Gollayan was arrested while cooking inside a tent on a roadside of Jardine House on 1 Connaught Place, Central, across the road from the Hong Kong General Post Office at 9:38am on November 9 last year.

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The first charge filed by the Central Police was obstruction of a public place, contrary to Section 4A of Summary Offenses Ordinance, by occupying an area of about 1.96 meter by 1.78 meter.

Gollayan caused obstruction of pedestrians after she left the following on the pavement: 4.78 kilos of fried spring rolls, eight packs of spring roll wrapper, 4.94 kilos of banana, 0.66 kilo of quail egg, 4.24 kgs. of vegetable, 0.34 kilo of minced meat, 1.64 kilos of oil, 1 pack of flour, 2 packs of sugar, one butter, one can of chicken powder, one pack of baking powder, one pack of yeast, two bottles of seasoning sauce, two plastic boxes, one plastic sieve, five gas cylinders, two portable stoves, one wooden chopping board, two metal. pots, one metal sieve, three metal tongs, one metal net, three metal trays, one plastic ladle, one  pair of chopsticks, one plastic knife, one scissors, one trolley, one tent, two peelers, two metal spoons, one bundle of bamboo sticks, one bundle of plastic wrap, one pack of plastic cups, one pack of tissue, 1 pack of wet tissue, one funnel, one nylon bag.

The second charge is hawking without a license, contrary to Sections 83B(1) & (3) and 150 of the Public Health & Municipal Services Ordinance, for selling food items such as friend spring rolls, quail eggs, minced meat ang other ingredients for lumpia and banana cue.

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The third charges cooking or heating food for the purpose of hawking otherwise than under and in accordance with a license, contrary to Sections 5(3) and 56(1) of the Hawker Regulation made under Section 83A of the Public Health and Municipal Services Ordinance.

Finally she was charged with breach of condition of stay, contrary to section 41 of the Immigration Ordinance, Cap. 115, Laws of Hong Kong and by virtue of Regulation 2 of the Immigration Regulations.

Gollayan was charged with violating a condition of stay imposed by an Immigration Assistant on July 14, 2025, in that, while she was permitted to remain in Hong Kong for employment, she was allowed to work as a domestic helper for Tsui Yee Wa.

“But you did establish a business of selling food at Central, other than approved by the Director of Immigration,” the police charge said.

1.2M obtain OFW Pass; DMW works on airlines to accept it

 

More than 1.2million oversea Filipino workers have obtained the OFW Pass, a free digital exit clearance and identification document created by the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) to replace the paper Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC), the DMW has reported.

The OFW can be obtained through the eGovPH app or the DMW Mobile App. It remains valid until the expiration of an OFW’s existing employment contract, unlike the old OEC which expired after 60 days or 90 days depending on issuance.

The OFW Pass is issued free of charge for verified overseas workers to serve as official proof at Philippine airports and immigration that one is a documented OFW authorized to return abroad, confirming their employment status.

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This is separate from the mandatory eTravel online form, which tracks people’s flight and travel details.

DMW Undersecretary Dominique Tutay said DMW is working on more airlines to honor the OFW Pass in lieu of the OEC.

She said DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac will issue an advisory to officially announce the full implementation of the travel pass. “We are calling on our colleagues in the airline industry that our OFWs can now simply show their travel pass through eGovPH,” she said.

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She said the digital platform allows OFWs to register, verify employment contracts and process travel clearances online, integrating data from recruitment agencies, foreign employers, Migrant Workers Offices (MWOs) and Bureau of Immigration.

The DMW said the platform is operational nationwide and abroad, with support desks in MWOs and partner offices to assist OFWs during the transition.

Hong Kong is among the 10 pilot test countries in the OFW Pass implementation.

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The other countries are Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Singapore, Qatar, Oman, Malaysia, Taiwan, Japan, and the United Kingdom

No more referees as new money lending regulations take effect

 

New rules on referees explained to FilCom by HK government officials last April

Starting from yesterday, Aug. 1, all licensed money lenders are no longer allowed to require borrowers to provide a referee (or “reference” as it is commonly known among migrant workers), who end up being harassed by collectors if the loan is in default, or the borrower can no longer be found.

In addition, the “debt servicing ratio”caps which limit the amount of loan that can be extended to borrowers also took effect.

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Under this mechanism, those earning HK$6,000 or less per month can only be granted loans for which the monthly repayment does not exceed 35% of their salary. For those earning between HK$6,001 to HK$12,000 the repayment cap is set at 40% of their monthly income.

The debt servicing cap explained

The new measures which would impact greatly on migrant domestic workers whose salaries generally fall within the regulated amount, are part of the government’s effort to regulate the activities of licensed money lenders.

According to a statement issued by the government yesterday, Saturday, the debt caps “will not only protect the public, but also encourage money lenders to grant loans more responsibly, thereby helping to address the issue of excessive borrowing and foster a more healthy market development.”

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The stricter regulations were previously opposed by some sectors during a three-month public consultation last year, saying limiting the amount that borrowers, particularly MDWs, would prevent them obtaining loans that should be significant enough to fund projects like building a home or investing in business. 

How to determine the loan cap for affected borrowers

But others supported the restrictions, saying excessive borrowing by low-income workers has spawned many problems, including relentless harassment by collectors, and borrowers resorting to crime like theft, or becoming depressed or suicidal.

Employers’ groups also lobbied heavily for the restrictions, saying they have been harassed and threatened by collectors after their debt-saddled helpers left their employ.

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The second phase of the new regulations will take effect on June1 next year. This phase will require all money lenders engaged in providing unsecured loans to regularly submit personal credit information of their relevant borrowers to the Credit Data Smart (CDS) under government supervision.

Money lenders will also need to meet specific requirements to join the CDS to obtain personal credit information on their loan applicants.

The Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (FSTB) which is the prime movers of the new regulations called on the community to support their implementation so as to curb problems associated with excessive borrowing.

 

Pinay tourist jailed 2 months for sex work

 

Tuen Mun Courts

A Filipiina tourist who joined a business offering sexual services, was sentenced at Tuen Mun Court to two months imprisonment after she pleaded guilty to breaching the conditions of her stay.

J.A. Casiano, 39 years old. had been charged with violation of section 41 of the Immigration Ordinance, and by virtue of Regulation 2(1)(b) of the Immigration Regulations.

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In a hearing last Thursday, (July 30), Acting Principal Magistrate  Daniel Tang, noted that when Casiano arrived in Hong Kong last July 12, an Immigration officer only permitted her to remain in Hong Kong as a visitor until July 26, 2026.

However, she was found to have violated her condition of stay when she was found on July 16, 2026, at a flat in Kit Man House on Kuk Ting Street, Yuen Long, to have joined in the “business of providing sexual service at the above place without permission of the Director of Immigration,”according to information filed by Yuen Long Police.

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Meanwhile a 74-year-old tourist was returned to jail after appearing on Thrsday at the West Kowloon Court for attempted theft, contrary to section 9 of the Theft Ordinance and section 159G of the Crimes Ordinance.

Cezar Raiz, also known as Rodrigo C. Balajadia, was arrested for attempting to steal 22 pieces of gold pendants valued at a total of $131,093, the property of Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Company Limited, last December 14, 2025, at the company’s showroom on 621-623 Nathan Road, Mong Kok, Kowloon.

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Principal Magistrate Don So adjourned the hearing of the case to September 24.

32 persons arrested in latest anti-illegal work operations

 

2 overstayers were among those arrested

A total of 32 persons were rounded up in the latest operations carried out by the Immigration Department to flush out illegal workers.

They included 23 suspected illegal workers, two overstayers and seven employers.

The workers included one who was on recognizance as an asylum seeker, and two who held fake HK ID cards.

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Raids carried out from July 24 to 30 targeted known blackspots like restaurants, industrial buildings and flats under renovation.

Immigration said it was carrying further investigations of the employers, and more arrests are not unlikely.

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It again warned that working illegally or hiring someone not lawfully employable are serious offences for which jail time is prescribed.

Illegal work is punished with jail time of up to 2-3 years

Visitors who take up work, paid or unpaid, are liable to imprisonment of up to two years and a maximum fine of HK$50,000. The same applies to foreign domestic workers who take up work outside their employers’ homes.

The jail time goes up to three years if the illegal worker is an illegal immigrant, asylum seeker or an overstayer.

Using forged or fake documents is an even more serious offence, for which the prescribed maximum sentence is 10 years’ imprisonment and HK$100,000 fine.

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Employers who do not exercise due diligence or deliberate hire illegal workers face the most severe penalty of up to HK$500,000 in fine and imprisonment for up to 10 years.

 

 

 

33 overstaying FDHs who failed in asylum bids sent back home

 

All those repatriated were former domestic helpers

The Immigration Department repatriated a total of 33 former foreign domestic helpers who overstayed, then filed for asylum but failed to support their claim.

 They included some who had been discharged from prison after committing criminal offences.

 All were sent back to their places of origin from July 29 to 31 as part of Hong Kong's campaign to speed up the repatriation of those who do not have enough proof or reason to support their asylum applications.

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 A statement issued by the Immigration Department said it was very concerned about the abuse of the mechanism for non-refoulement claim, or against being sent back home, as the first step to applying for asylum.

It added it was aware that a number of claimants were former FDHs, and because of this, has been working with relevant consulates-general to step up publicity and education for newly arrived FDHs to help them understand that they should not abuse the non-refoulement system.

A number had criminal records

Under a government policy that has been enforced since December 2022, Immigration can proceed with the removal of claimants whose judicial review cases have been dismissed by the Court of First Instance. This means that they can be removed even if they file an appeal against such a decision.

Recently, the Philippine Consulate reported that there had been 26 applications for non-refoulement filed by Filipinos so far this year, but acknowledged that there are hundreds, if not thousands others, who are waiting for a final judgment in their cases.

Consul General Romulo D. Israel, Jr. said reaching out to them has been difficult because their identities and whereabouts are protected by Hong Kong’s strict privacy laws. But the Consulate is committed to helping them out should they decide to just go back to the Philippines.

Israel said the Consulate knows of only one successful application for asylum by a Filipino, which indicates that there’s hardly any chance for the current claimants to succeed in their claims.

Immigration said it will continue to explore ways to speed up the repatriation of applicants who cannot substantiate their claims of torture or persecution. These will include liaising with governments of major source countries of the claimants, airline companies and other government departments so the repatriation of unsubstantiated claimants could proceed “as soon as practicable through all appropriate measures.”

 

 

 

Another DH jailed 12 months for launderiing $2M

 

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Another domestic helper was jailed for 12 months today by the Fanling Court for money laundering, by allowing over $2 million in crime money to pass through her three bank accounts between November 2025 to February this year.

Roxan Pawal, 32 years old, pleaded guilty to three counts of dealing with property known or believed to represent proceeds of indictable offence, contrary to sections 25(1) and 25 (3) of the Organized and Serious Crimes Ordinance.

Acting Principal Magistrate Jason Wan sentenced her to eight months in prison for the first charge, six months for the second and eight months for the third. But he ordered that two months of the second and third sentences run after the first sentence.

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In the first charge, Pawal was accused of dealing with $909,145 “in whole or in part, directly or indirectly represented any person's proceeds of an indictable offence” in her account with The Hongkong And Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited.

The transactions, arranged together with another person known as Marina, took place between 1 and 31 of December 2025, the police report added.

In the second charge, Pawal was accused of handling $447,925.18 of tainted money in her account with Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited, between January 12, 2026 and February 27, this year, also with the help of Marina.

In the third charge, she was charged with handling $732,062 Hong Kong currency in the bank account with Hang Seng Bank Limited between November 22 and December 19, 2025.

 

Heavier rain, thunderstorm forecast, but no Dolphin in sight

 

Satellite image of Super Typhoon Dolphin taken Wednesday in the West Pacific

The intermittent downpour over the last few days will intensify from Friday until Monday next week, according to the Hong Kong Observatory. Heavier rain with frequent thunderstorms are expected.

However, Super Typhoon Dolphin which is being called “the most powerful storm on the planet at the moment” remains in the open Pacific Ocean, and is forecast to weaken considerably as it moves towards Japan, then Taiwan and China, more than a week from now.

Dolphin, which was named by Hong Kong in reference to China’s white dolphins, rapidly intensified to a Category 5 Hurricane in just 36 hours, packing winds of up to 268 km per hour. It was last reported traveling west-northwest at 15kph near the Marshall Islands.

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Meantime, a broad trough of low pressure is forecast to hang over the South China coast in the next couple of days, bringing heavier rain and squally thunderstorm.

On Friday, July 31 and Saturday, Aug 1, there will be cloudy skies with occasional showers and thunderstorms, which could be intense at times.

The days will be cooler, with temperatures in the range of 25°C to 29°C, with moderate east to southeasterly winds. Squally downpours are likely.

The storm-like conditions will persist on Sunday and Monday, when more heavy rain and frequent thunderstorms are forecast.

The conditions should start to stabilize on Tuesday, when the trough weakens slightly. The day will have brighter periods, with only a few lingering showers.

The weather will continue to improve on Wednesday and Thursday, when there will be more sunny intervals and less frequent showers. Temperatures will range between 26 and 31 degrees.

It will become noticeably warmer by the following weekend, when Autumn begins to descend on the city according to the traditional solar calendar, and temperatures rise to 32 degrees.

Everyone is advised to keep an umbrella handy when going out, and allot more time for travel as the sporadic bursts of heavy rain are expected to occur more frequently.

 

Filipino sisters avoid jail for money laundering

 

Carpiz sisters, Jojie and Marly

Two Filipino sisters who earlier pleaded guilty to two money laundering charges involving $1.2 million, avoided jail today at Eastern Court after they were sentenced to six months imprisonment, suspended for two years. This was after they each offered $200,000 in restitution.

Jojie Carpiz, 49 years old, and Marly Carpiz, 51,  who are housewives, pleaded guilty last April 24 to money laundering charges involving deposits and withdrawals of crime proceeds into their respective bank accounts.

Magistrate Edward Wong noted that even if the $200,000 each that the sisters deposited with the court as restitution for the victim was just a fraction of the total amount lost, the combined $400,000 restitution was substantial and not a common occurrence.

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Besides, he said, it took two years to prosecute them, an unreasonable delay.

At the same time, elderly members of the family dependent on the two sisters for care will be abandoned if they were imprisoned.

The sentencing was put off last June 25 after after their lawyer offered of $200,000 compensation in a check payable to the victim.

Principal Magistrate David Cheung, who handled the case earlier, said the proper procedure is for compensation to be paid to the court, not to the victim directly. “Otherwise, we will not know whether the payment is received or not,” he had said.

He adjourned the case and raised the amount to $200,000 from each of them, before releasing them on bail of $10,000 with conditions such as not leaving Hong Kong and reporting to a nearby police station twice weekly.

Magistrate Cheung clarified that the compensation is restitution that will be part of the mitigation before their sentence is rendered.

Jojie and Marly face a charge of conspiracy to deal with property, knowing or having reasonable grounds to believe that the property represented proceeds of an indictable offense, contrary to sections 25(1) and (3) of the Organized and Serious Crimes Ordinance and sections 159A and 159C of the Crimes Ordinance.

Police accused them of conspiring in dealing with $600,750 in Jojie’s account with the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited between the 24th and 27 of December 2019

Marly faces an additional charge of dealing with property known or having reasonable grounds to believe that the property represented the proceeds of an indictable offence, contrary to sections 25(1) and 25(3) of the Organized and Serious Crimes Ordinance.

She was accused of handling tainted money amounting to $600,000 in her HSBC account on Dec. 27, 2019.

Pinay in jail over 15.5 kilos of marijuana in luggage

 

The cannabis buds found in the Filipina's suitcase

A 27-year-old Filipina tourist arriving from Bangkok who was arrested at the airport in October last year for allegedly smuggling 15.5 kilos of marijuana buds, returned to jail today after appearing at the West Kowloon Court.

Ma Cristina Fernandez, 27 years old and works as a freelancer, faces the charge of trafficking in a dangerous drug, contrary to sections 4(1)(a) and (3) of the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance

Since she has no fixed place of abode in Hong Kong, Principal Magistrate Don So remanded her in jail as he adjourned the case to September 23 for mention.

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Fernandez is accused of unlawfully trafficking in a dangerous drug, after 15.5 kilos of cannabis buds were found in her luggage on October 18, 2025 at the Baggage Examination Counter S7, Customs Arrival Hall B of the Hong Kong International Airport.

The Customs and Excise Department, which filed the complaint, estimated its market value at $3.1 million.

Fernandez was one of two persons arrested that day, resulting in the seizure of about 26 kilos of suspected cannabis buds, with a total estimated market value of $5.2 million.

The other person arrested was a 26-year-old female passenger who arrived in Hong Kong from Bangkok, and whose luggage yielded 10.5 kilos of suspected cannabis buds with an estimated market value of about $2.1 million.

DH jailed 2 months for starting a business

 

Shatin Magistrates Court

The Shatin Court today sentenced a Filipina to two months in prison for starting a business while on a domestic helper’s visa.

Joyce Biggayan, 40 years old, pleaded guilty to breach of condition of stay, contrary to section 41 of the Immigration Ordinance, and by virtue of Regulation 2 of the Immigration Regulations.

Acting Principal Magistrate Cheang Kei-hong convicted her after she admitted establishing a business in selling beverages in Causeway Bay, for which she was arrested last June 14.

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A condition of stay imposed on her on November 28, 2025 by an Immigration Aassistant, provideds that she was only permitted to remain in Hong Kong until 12th of August, 2027, “subject to the prescribed condition by virtue of Regulation 2 of the Immigration Regulations that you shall not establish or join in any business,” the information filed by the Immigration Department said.

Meanwhile, in Fan Ling Court, Acting Principal Magistrate Jason Wan jailed Michael Battung, 30 years old, two months for theft, contrary to section 9 of the Theft Ordinance.

Battung admitted stealing two SIM cards belonging to Lam Hoi-yin between November 18 and 21, 2025.