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Hong Kong – Mainland visitor jailed for making false representation

Mainland visitor jailed for making false representation *******************************************************      A female Mainlander was charged at the Sha Tin Magistrates’ Courts with one count of making false representation to an Immigration Department (ImmD) staff member, and was sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment on August 12.      The 52-year-old defendant arrived in Hong Kong as a visitor. During her stay, the defendant submitted an application for extension of stay to the ImmD, and claimed her reason for extension was to visit her husband in Hong Kong. However, when processing the application, the ImmD found that their marriage had in fact been dissolved prior to the extension application.  ... Read more