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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1992

VISITORS MUST OBSERVE CONDITIONS OF STAY IN HONG KONG

THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT TODAY (WEDNESDAY) REMINDED THAT THEY MUST OBSERVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF STAY IN HONG KONG.

THEY HAVE TO LEAVE BEFORE THEIR LIMIT OF STAY EXPIRES NOT ALLOWED TO TAKE UP ANY EMPLOYMENT, WHETHER PAID OR WITHOUT THE PERMISSION OF THE DEPARTMENT.

VISITORS

AND

ARE

UNPAID,

OF 14

THE DEPARTMENT MADE THE ADVICE FOLLOWING THE CONVICTION BANGLADESHI VISITORS AT THE WESTERN MAGISTRACY TODAY OF USING OR POSSESSING FORGED TRAVEL DOCUMENTS AND OF BREACHING THEIR CONDITIONS OF STAY IN HONG KONG.

FOUR OF THE VISITORS WERE CONVICTED OF USING OR POSSESSING FORGED TRAVEL DOCUMENTS AND WERE SENTENCED то IMPRISONMENT FOR 12 MONTHS.

ONE OF THEM WAS PROSECUTED TOGETHER WITH ANOTHER PERSON FOR HELPING OTHERS TO BREACH THEIR CONDITIONS OF STAY. THE TWO WERE FINED $8,000 AND $10,000 RESPECTIVELY.

THE REST WERE CHARGED WITH BREACH OF CONDITIONS OF STAY AND FACH WAS FINED $2,000.

THE 14 VISITORS WERE ALL ARRESTED BY IMMIGRATION URING AN OPERATION IN SHA TIN ON SEPTEMBER 2.

INVESTIGATORS

NINE OF THEM WERE APPREHENDED IN A GODOWN AND WERE HAVE BEEN WORKING ILLEGALLY IN BREACH OF THEIR CONDITIONS THE OTHERS WERE FOUND INSIDE A WOODEN HOUSE IN FO TAN SUSPECTED TO BE HOLDING FORGED TRAVEL DOCUMENTS.

FOUND TO OF STAY. AND WERE

"ANY PERSONS WHO BREACH THEIR CONDITIONS OF STAY ARE LIABLE PROSECUTION AND, ON CONVICTION, ΤΟ A MAXIMUM FINE OF $5,000 IMPRISONMENT FOR TWO YEARS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.

ΤΟ

AND

"PEOPLE WHO HELP OTHERS ΤΟ COMMIT THESE OFFENCES ARE ALSO LIABLE TO PROSECUTION, HE SAID, ADDING THAT ANY PERSONS WHO USE OR POSSESS FORGED, FALSE OR UNLAWFULLY ORTAINED TRAVEL LIABLE TO PROSECUTION AND то A MAXIMUM FINE OF TO IMPRISONMENT FOR 14 YEARS.

DOCUMENT ARE $50,000

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