A Filipino who overstayed his visa for three years has been sentenced to 45 days in prison - effectively, 15 days for each year that he remained in Hong Kong without the permission of the Immigration Director.
Johnson Mockiat, 40, was meted the sentence after he pleaded guilty at Shatin Court Tuesday (June 3) to overstaying, in breach of condition of stay, a violation of section 49 of the Immigration Ordinance.
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Mockiat arrived in Hong Kong on Sept. 8, 2019 as a visitor and
was permitted to stay for two weeks.
However, he remained Hong Kong until he was arrested on Feb.
6, 2022.
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During his period of overstay, he has claimed non-refoulement,
seeking to prevent the Hong Kong government from forcibly sending him back to
the Philippines. The application is still pending.
