A Filipina who overstayed twice for a total of more than five years, was sentenced today to 97 days’ imprisonment, or 3 years and one week, after she pleaded guilty at Shatin Court.
Josielyn Tomas, 53 years old, admitted to the two charges of
breach of condition of stay, in violation of section 4 of the Immigration
Ordinance.
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She admitted overstaying in Hong Kong for four years and two
months, from when her visa had expired on Jan. 30, 2019, to when she was
arrested on March 12, 2023.
Her second overstaying offence arose after she jumped bail on Sept.
3, 2024 until she was rearrested on May 2, 2025.
For the first offence, Tomas was sentenced by Acting
Principal Magistrate Cheang Kei-hong to 97 days; for the second offence, she
got 16 days in prison.
But since Magistrate Cheang
ordered that the two sentences run at the same time, the total term is 97 days.
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In a similar but separate case also
at Shatin Court, Milagros Comilang was freed on bail of $500 after her case was
adjourned by Magistrate Cheang to Nov. 20.
Comilang was charged with overstaying
for 14 years, from the expiration of her visa on Oct. 10, 2005 to when she was
arrested after being discovered between 9th and 16th of May 2019 to have remained
in Hong Kong.
She arrived in Hong Kong as a visitor
and received a two-week visa that expired on Oct. 10, 2005.
