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| Cases of illegal work are often heard at Shatin court |
A Filipina domestic helper avoided jail yesterday (March 22) after she pleaded guilty at Shatin Court to working illegally outside of her employer’s house.
Instead, Rizalina Cezar, 58 years old, was sentenced to six
weeks imprisonment, suspended for 24 months.
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| PINDUTIN PARA DETALYE |
Magistrate David Chum explained to her that she need not serve her jail
sentence as long as she does not reoffend within the next two years.
If she does, she will have to serve her sentence, plus the penalty for the
new offense.
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| PINDUTIN DITO |
Cezar was charged with breach of condition of stay, a violation of the
Immigration Ordinance.
The charge arose after she was caught doing “odd job duties” in Wanchai during
a raid conducted by the Immigration Department last Jan. 6.
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| TAWAG NA! |
The complaint filed by Immigration three days later did not specify what work
Cezar was actually doing when caught, but described it as not approved by the
Director of Immigration.
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| PINDUTIN ITO |
When Cezar arrived in Hong Kong on Dec. 14, 2023, she was given a condition for her stay -- that she can only work as a domestic helper at the address specified in her employment contract, which was in Mid-levels.
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| PADALA NA! |
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