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| Immigration Department |
A Filipina has been jailed for 12 months after admitting that she lied to an Immigration officer when she renewed her employment visa as a domestic helper.
Crischalyn Alban, 43 years old, pleaded guilty Thursday (April
24) at Shatin Court for “making a false representation to an Immigration officer
lawfully acting in the due execution of Part III of Immigration Ordinance.”
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The offense is punishable under section 42 (1) (a) of the
Immigration Ordinance with a maximum penalty of 14 years in jail and $150,000 fine.
According to the police information filed with the court last April 8, Alban lied when she told an Immigration officer on Aug, 20 last year that she would work for a local resident as a domestic helper, and presenting an employment contract to this effect.
The contract turned out to be fake, and was submitted to allow the defendant to remain in Hong Kong under a foreign domestic helper visa.
With the guilty plea teminating the case, Magistrate Jeffrey
Sze cancelled the previously scheduled next hearing on May 2.
