The Public Security Police (PSP) have busted a marriage of convenience, in which a local woman and a man from the mainland were arrested on Thursday, PSP spokeswoman Cheong Im Sim said in a regular press conference yesterday.
Cheong identified the “couple” as a 58-year-old female surnamed Chan who claimed to be jobless, and a 62-year-old male surnamed Ye who works in an electronics factory.
According to Cheong, the Public Security Police (PSP) recently received a tip-off saying that Ye, who holds a family visit entry permit, was allegedly involved in a currency exchange fraud case. His activities in Macau appeared inconsistent with the purpose of his permit, leading to suspicions of a sham marriage.
Cheong said that Ye had married Chan, who was apprehended on Thursday in her flat in the city centre, last year.
Under questioning, Chan admitted to entering into a sham marriage with Ye in March 2024, saying that they registered their marriage in the mainland after agreeing on a payment of HK$100,000 for the arrangement. This was intended to allow Ye to obtain a family visit entry permit to come to Macau for gambling. Chan told the police that she had received only HK$36,000, which she had already spent. Chan also said that they had never lived together as a couple since their “wedding”. Ye refused to cooperate with the police.
The duo have been transferred to the Public Prosecutions Office (MP), each facing a document forgery charge.
This undated handout photo provided by the Public Security Police (PSP) yesterday shows PSP officers escorting the fake marriage suspects into a police station.
