Three Mainland women involved in bogus marriages have been jailed 12 to 16 months by Sha Tin Magistracy.

Zheng Shaoqun, 36, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud and two counts of making false representation and was given a 16-month sentence. She was intercepted upon her departure at Lo Wu on February 25, and admitted she had agreed with a middleman to enter into a bogus marriage with a Hong Kong resident for $20,000. She intended to make use of the bogus marriage to get a 90-day visa to seek work in Hong Kong.

Chu Shaoli, 36, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud and two counts of making false representation and was sentenced to 12 months jail. Together with a suspended sentence of 21 days from a previous overstaying offence, her jail term totalled 12 months and 21 days. She arrived in Hong Kong on January 27 and declared she was visiting her resident husband. Further investigation revealed she had entered into a bogus marriage with a Hong Kong resident for $20,000 to get a visa and seek work in Hong Kong.

Zheng Seying, 44, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud and making a false representation, was jailed for 12 months. On February 18 at Lo Wu she was found to have entered into a bogus marriage with a Hong Kong resident for a 90-day visa endorsement to seek work.