Slow your Mustang down: Mainland man sped through Hong Kong-Shenzhen border over fears of political persecution
A 24-year-old man pleads guilty to speeding through immigration checkpoint in his mother’s black Ford Mustang from Shenzhen to Hong Kong
A mainland man who dashed over the Hong Kong border in a Ford Mustang without stopping for immigration says he was desperate to leave China for fear of surveillance and political persecution, a court heard this morning.
The revelation came as Zheng Yuzhou, 24, pleaded guilty to one count of remaining in Hong Kong without the authority of the director of immigration after having landed unlawfully.
Zheng, originally from Chongqing, also admitted to driving without a driving license, driving an unlicensed vehicle and using a vehicle without a third party insurance.
“I do plead guilty,” he said in English at Fanling Court.
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His case had originally been scheduled for a three-day trial, starting on March 1, after he denied all four charges last month. He had also previously said he would be seeking asylum in Hong Kong.
The court heard that Zheng drove his mother’s black Ford Mustang and sped through a Lok Ma Chau border crossing on San Sham Road on October 24 last year, without stopping for immigration and customs clearance.