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Mainlander jailed over bogus marriage
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    A Mainland man has been jailed over a bogus marriage after appearing in Sha Tin Magistrates' Court today (January 8).

     Jiang Shisheng, 24, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud and one count of making false representation to an Immigration officer. He was given an effective sentence of 18 months.

     Immigration investigators took over a case from Police who found Jiang working at a recycling site at Ta Kwu Ling on December 12, 2006. Jiang was holding a Mainland Entry and Exit Permit with a "90-day visa" endorsement.

     Jiang admitted that he had contracted a bogus marriage with a Hong Kong resident on the Mainland in September, 2006, at a cost of 30,000 renminbi. He intended to make use of the bogus marriage to acquire a "90-day visa" endorsement to enter Hong Kong. On December 4, he arrived in Hong Kong and declared to the Immigration control officer that he was going to visit his resident wife.

     "The Immigration Department has been very concerned with non-Hong Kong residents obtaining stay in Hong Kong by means of bogus marriage," a department spokesman said. "A special task force has been set up to gather intelligence through various avenues and a thorough investigation will be conducted once evidence comes to light. If there is enough evidence, the department will prosecute offenders.

     Under the laws of Hong Kong, anyone who commits the offence of conspiracy is liable to prosecution and, upon conviction, the maximum penalty is imprisonment for 14 years.

     "For people who have obtained their residence in Hong Kong by fraudulent means, their Hong Kong identity card and residence status will be declared invalid according to the laws of Hong Kong. They will also be subject to removal back to their place of origin," the spokesman said.

     Under the laws of Hong Kong, it is an offence to make a false representation to immigration officers. Offenders are liable to prosecution and upon conviction to a maximum fine of $150,000 and imprisonment for 14 years. Aiders and abettors are also liable to prosecution and penalty.

Ends/Monday, January 8, 2007
Issued at HKT 15:44

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