A 51-year-old mainland man entered the country via Luohu last Saturday (18th). The immigration department found that the purpose of visiting Hong Kong was suspicious. After investigation, it was learned that the man married a Hong Kong woman 8 years ago and had been entering the country with a visiting visa until the epidemic in 2020. , but his wife passed away in 2018. The man was charged with making false representations to immigration staff and was sentenced to four months’ imprisonment at Sha Tin Magistrates’ Court the day before yesterday.
According to the records of the Immigration Department, the 51-year-old defendant married a Hong Kong woman in the Mainland in 2015, and has been entering Hong Kong with a visiting visa since the marriage until early 2020. However, the Immigration Department found that the defendant’s wife passed away in Hong Kong in September 2018, but the defendant still entered Hong Kong with a family visit visa many times, and then launched an investigation on the defendant.
China and Hong Kong have fully cleared customs recently. The defendant entered Hong Kong from the Luo Wu Control Point last Saturday. The Immigration Department doubted the purpose of his visit to Hong Kong, so he refused to enter Hong Kong and conducted further investigations. Under the warning, the defendant admitted that he had lost contact with his wife after 2018, and entered Hong Kong for the convenience of renewing his family visit visa. The defendant was charged with allegedly making false representations to immigration officers about his purpose of entry.
Originally published on AM730 https://www.am730.com.hk/Local/Unknown Wife Died in 18 Years-Mainland Chinese and Israelis Entering Prison for Visiting Relatives/362726?utm_source=yahoorss&utm_medium=referral
