A Filipino who holds a recognizance form to serve as his identity document, was jailed today for 15 months after pleading guity to overstaying his visa for 20 years.
Fidel de Austria Jr., 71 years old, was convicted of breach
of condition of stay, contrary to section 41 of the Immigration Ordinance, by Magistrate
Jeffrey Sze in a hearing at the Shatin Court.
De Austria admitted a police charge of overstaying in Hong Kong
from Oct. 24, 2000, or two weeks after his visitor’s visa expired, to May 19 this
year when he was arrested.
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His recognizance form identifies him as a torture claimant
seeking asylum in the Hong Kong.
In another case heard by Magistrate Sze, a Filipina received
a 20-day jail sentence, suspended for 18 months, after she also pleaded guilty
to violating her condition of stay by overstaying for one year.
Under the sentence, Marilyn Samuel, 42 years old, will not
have to stay in jail if she does not reoffend within the next 18 months.
Samuel admitted staying in Hong Kong after her domestic
worker contract was terminated on March 9, 2024.
She was registered to have overstayed between April 27,
2024, when her last visa extension expired, until she was arrested on June 9
this year.
