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| Shatin Court |
A Filipina who overstayed twice for a total of 11 years, was jailed for eight eight months today after she pleaded guilty at Shatin Court.
Αnabeth Mata, 42, was charged with two counts of breach of
condition of stay, contrary to section 41 of the Immigration Ordinance.
Acting Principal Magistrate Cheang Kei-hong sentenced her 12 days’ imprisonment for the first charge and eight months for the second on a complaint filed by the Immigration Department.
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He ordered that the two sentences run at the same time.
The first charge arose after she was arrested on Sept. 23,
2015 for remaining in Hong Kong despite being required to leave on March 23,
2015 or two weeks after her employment contract as a domestic helper was
terminated on March 9, 2015, the complaint said.
The second charge, a case added on March 10, 2026, arose
after she remained in Hong Kong between Dec. 5, 2017 and March 6, 2026.
