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A Filipina domestic helper accused of doing odd jobs in a shop on Third Street in Sai Wan has gotten off lightly, with a bind-over agreement following a hearing at Shatin Court.
G.M. de Yro, 33 years old, had been charged with breaching
her condition of stay, which prohibits her from taking up employment other than
with her registered employer, in a complaint filed by the Immigration Department
on Nov. 28 last year.
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She was charged with violating section 41 of the Immigration
Ordinance and Regulation 2 of Immigration Regulations, after she was found in a
shop on July 24, 2023, which prescribes a penalty of a maximum fine at level 5 ($50,000) and imprisonment for 2
years..
Under the bind-over agreement she agreed to on Thursday
(Jan. 9) before Acting Principal Magistrate Cheang Kei-hong, she would be fined
$2,000 only if she reoffends within the next 18 months.
A bindover agreement also means there will be no record of the offence, unless the sentence is activated by the accused re-offending
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With the agreement, prosecutors withdrew the charge.
They
had earlier offered no evidence against her.
