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He was found carrying three photo-substituted Hong Kong British passports and was intended to escort three PRC nationals to seek illegal entry to the United States.
Upon enquiries, the man admitted he was paid $6,000 to accompany the three mainlanders to USA by using the three forged passports.
He appeared in the District Court today and pleaded guilty to offences of possession of forged travel documents. He was sentenced to two years' jail.
A spokesman for the Immigration Department said: "It is an offence in law to have in possession of forged, false or unlawfully altered travel documents. Offenders are liable to prosecution and upon conviction, the maximum penalty will be a fine of $50,000 and imprisonment for 14 years."
End/Friday, September 15, 1995
Manufacturer fined for making false export statement
A garment manufacturer was fined a total of $474,000 at the North Kowloon Magistracy today (Friday) after pleading guilty to three counts of making a false statement in an application for export licence.
The goods involved were over 900 dozen ladies' knitted cardigans valued at $1.89 million for export to the United States of America.
The court heard that an investigation by officers of the Customs and Excise Department revealed that in August and September 1993, High Peak Knitters Limited had arranged the goods to be manufactured in China. However, in order to facilitate the obtaining of Hong Kong export licences, the company made false representation on three applications for export licences that the goods were of Hong Kong origin.
End/Friday, September 15, 1995