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| Vargas posted this photo of her passport awhile back, after she overstayed her visa |
A Filipina who was ordered arrested last December after she failed to attend a hearing of her case for allegedly overstaying her visa, appeared at Eastern Court today with the prosecutor vouching that her absence was justified.
Kris Hope Vargas, 32 years old, was confined in a hospital for
mental illness from Nov. 28 last year and was released only last Jan. 28, the
prosecutor said.
As a result, Principal Magistrate Ivy Chui withdrew her arrest warrant, reinstated her $1,000 bail and adjourned the case to April 8.
However, she told Vargas to
report daily to a police station until the next hearing.
Magistrate Chui also advised
her to go to the Duty Lawyer Service that will provide her with free legal
advice, and that she should be ready to plead guilty or not by then. 
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And since her duty lawyer said
Vargas was applying for a judicial review, she should show proof from the Court of First Instance that she had
done so. “Otherwise, I will reconsider your bail,” Magistrate Chui said.
The Sun had earlier reported
the disappearance of Vargas (https://www.sunwebhk.com/2023/12/family-of-dh-charged-with-overstaying.html).
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Her relatives were alerted
about her condition on Nov.27 when they were sent a copy of a Facebook post
calling for help for Vargas, who appeared disheveled and was said to be walking
aimlessly around Tsim Sha Tsui.
She was later found to have
been taken to the Kwai Chung Psychiatric Hospital, where she received treatment
(https://www.sunwebhk.com/2023/12/mentally-ill-filipina-found-another.html).
Her cousin, who was in touch
with The SUN regarding the case, expressed relief that she was safe in
hospital, and no longer wandering around.
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