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| Immigration cases are often heard at Shatin Court |
Two Filipino overstayers who are seeking asylum in Hong Kong, avoided jail yesterday (March 3) after they appeared separately in Shatin Court.
Magistrate Gary Chu listened as the prosecutor presented the
cases of S. A.Dino , 17 years old, and Marie Chris Parane, 33, both charged
with breach of condition of stay, a violation of the Immigration Ordinance.
In the end, Dino got off with a bind-over after the prosecution
offered no evidence and the case against him was withdrawn, while Parane was
given a sentence of six days in jail, suspended for one year.
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Dino was told by Magistrate Chu that he need not pay the
fine of $2,000 if he does not reoffend for the next 12 months.
However, he was charged $500 for costs, to be taken from his
bail.
Dino arrived in 2021 as a visitor and was allowed by an
Immigration officer to stay in Hong Kong until March 26 of that year.
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| PINDUTIN DITO |
He did not leave for more than two years until his arrest on Sept. 5,
2023.
Parane, on the other hand, need not spend any time in jail even
after pleading guilty to the same offense -- if she does not commit any offense
for the next 12 months, Magistrate Chu explained.
However, Chu ordered that her bail of $500 be estreated – or
confiscated.
Parane arrived in Hong Kong to work as a domestic helper,
and was allowed to stay until April 9, 2022.
However, she remained in Hong Kong for another four months until
she was arrested on Aug. 9, 2022 and later sought asylum.
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