 |
| Shatin Magistrates Court |
A former domestic helper was found guilty today after a trial at Shatin Court of conspiracy to defraud the director of Immigration into giving her an employment visa, by presenting a fake employment contract.
But Deputy Magistrate Ryan Sheung put off the sentencing of Annaliza
Imatong, 32 years old, to November 23 pending a background report and to
determine the appropriate penalty.
Imatong, who did not testify, was charged with conspiracy to
defraud, contrary to Common Law and punishable under section 159C(6) of the
Crimes Ordinance.
 |
| Basahin ang detalye! |
She was accused of conspiring with a person known as “James
Lee” by dishonestly and falsely representing to the Immigration director and
his officers, that her entries to and remaining in Hong Kong were for the
purpose of working as a domestic helper of Chủ Hau Lìn, Angel.
She was pregnant at that time and was looking for an
employer who would hire her despite her condition, and found Lee who charged
her $15,000 for the service. They presented the papers to Immigration, but she eventually did not work for Chu even after giving birth.
The offense took place between an unknown day in 2023 and
October 12, 2024 when she was arrested by Immigration officers as she was about
to go to Macau.
Magistrate Sheung said he considered the testimonies of four
Immigration officers honest and credible as against the claim of Imatong’s
lawyer that her interview was unfair and that she was subjected to intimidation,
oppression and inducement during the investigation.
For one thing, he said, she signed the transcript of the interview
voluntarily.
.jpeg)
