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| Pinay's fake documents detected at airport |
A Filipina arrested at the airport while returning to Hong Kong with fake documents showing she was working as a domestic helper, has been jailed for a total of nine months after pleading guilty to four charges filed against her at Shatin Court.
The final sentence on Celia Tamani, 38, was a combination of
four different jail terms -- three running concurrently, with the longest at six months; and the fourth adding a further three months, all handed down by Acting Principal
Magistrate Cheang Kei-hong on Thursday (March 15).
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| PINDUTIN PARA SA DETALYE |
The charge of using a false instrument, contrary to section
73 of the Crimes Ordinance, brought Tamani the six-month sentence for
presenting a fake notification slip for extension of stay and and entry visa for
foreign domestic helper when she returned to Hong Kong last April 23.
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| PINDUTIN PARA SA DETALYE |
An investigation by the Immigration Department revealed that
when she applied for an extension of stay on April 3, 2024, she lied to an immigration
officer in saying that she would work as a domestic helper for a certain Tang
Kok-bun.
For this she was sentenced to four months’ imprisonment, which
would be concurrent with the six-month term.
Also made concurrent was the 20-day sentence for her breach
of condition of stay, having overstayed from April 6, 2024, which should have
been her last day of stay in Hong Kong had she not received a visa extension, to her arrest on April 23 2025.
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| Basahin ang detalye! |
Of the four-month penalty for the last charge – falsely
representing to an Immigration officer at the airport upon her arrival on April
23, 2025 that she would continue working for the same employer – three months
will be added to the six-month term, brunging the total sentence to nine months.
