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FRIDAY, JULY 9, 1993

FILIPINOS CONVICTED OF USING FORGED PASSPORTS

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT SAID TWO FILIPINOS WERE CONVICTED IN THE WESTERN MAGISTRACY OF OFFENCES RELATING TO POSSESSION OF FORGED TRAVEL DOCUMENTS TODAY (FRIDAY).

ON JULY 5, THE TWO DEFENDANTS ARRIVED IN HONG KONG AS SEAMEN ON BOARD THE SHIP "SEA RAIDER".

IMMIGRATION

AFTER EXAMINING THEIR TRAVEL DOCUMENTS, DETECTED THAT THEY WERE PAGE-SUBSTITUTED FORGERIES.

OFFICERS

THEY WERE THEN CHARGED FOR POSSESSION OF FORGED TRAVEL DOCUMENTS AND THEY PLEADED GUILTY TO THE RESPECTIVE OFFENCES.

THEY WERE EACH SENTENCED TO SIX MONTHS IN JAIL SUSPENDED FOR ONE YEAR.

THE SPOKESMAN STRESSED THAT THE DEPARTMENT WAS DETERMINED TO FIGHT AGAINST THE USE OF FORGED TRAVEL DOCUMENTS.

"WE WILL CONTINUE TO COMMIT CONSIDERABLE RESOURCES TO THE DETECTION, INVESTIGATION, PROSECUTION AND DEPORTATION OF THE USERS AND SUPPLIERS, HE SAID.

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OFFENDERS ARE LIABLE TO PROSECUTION AND UPON CONVICTION, TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $50,000 AND IMPRISONMENT FOR 14 YEARS. AIDERS AND ABETTORS ARE ALSO LIABLE TO PROSECUTION AND PENALTY.

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ONE MORE NOMINATION FOR RC BY-ELECTION

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ONE MORE NOMINATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED TODAY (FRIDAY) FOR THE REGIONAL COUNCIL BY-ELECTION IN RESPECT OF THE SAI KUNG CONSTITUENCY.

THE CANDIDATE IS MR LAM WING-YIN, AGED 34, AN ACCOUNTS OFFICER. HIS TELEPHONE IS 704 3792.

THIS BRINGS TO FIVE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF NOMINATIONS RECEIVED SINCE THE TWO-WEEK NOMINATION PERIOD BEGAN ON JULY 5.

THE BY-ELECTION WILL BE HELD ON AUGUST 8 TO FILL THE VACANCY LEFT BY MR GILBERT LEUNG KAM-HO.

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